Center brace in a 90 Gal. tank?

Question

So, I'm looking at getting a 90 Gal. tank, used, but great condition, for $100 CAD. It's got a plastic center brace built in to the trim. My question is this:

Would I be able to silicone (with aquarium silicone of course ;D) a glass brace to the tank and cut out the plastic one? I just want something that will look good if I want a 48" light fixture all the way across my tank.

Thanks!

Answer 1

The center brace is actually beneficial to help the glass from bowing out, so for tanks larger than 50 gallons it is a wise idea to have some sort of center brace. You can definitely try siliconing a glass piece for the brace instead of the black trim. My 90 gallon fluval osaka tank has glass for braces......and it is made to be a topless tank, so why would they put braces on if it is not made to hold lids!!!

Answer 2

The center brace is used to hold the 2 separate lids with lights. As long as there is something in the middle that can hold those, it should work.

-My boyfriend

He has 3 tanks, 1 of which is 185 gallons. He makes all kinds of aquarium structures inside them using silicone to apply them

Answer 3

Sure. Easily Done.