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CL's ADA 30-C & Rimless 10G *starting fresh~ 1-03*
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I'm thinking that when I get my weeping moss to grow out, I will put it in the foreground, Because I think that it would stay low enough, either that or have a little bit of a bare area, not sure yet.
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Not to be a killjoy but didn't someone end up with 10 gallons of water on their floor after removing the plastic rims from their AGA? Something about the silicone job not being as high quality as the tanks that come rimless and are made for that application.
Just something to think about, it would suck to drop that much water in your house.
Just something to think about, it would suck to drop that much water in your house.
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I personally would only take the rim off if I reinforced the seams...With the AGA tanks, I'm scared to even remove the cross-brace on my 29g bowfront...
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Not to be the bearer of bad news, but taking the rim off is very risky. The rim is there for support, as the volume and weight of the water will push the glass outward. Without the rim, the onlything holding the glass together is the silicone, and it was never meant to do so.
It may not leak right away, but the constant pressure on the caulk over time will likely weaken it till it fails.
It may not leak right away, but the constant pressure on the caulk over time will likely weaken it till it fails.
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Blah blah blah, forget the naysayers.
I'm sure you weighed the options. Taking the rim off a 29 gallon, bowfront, is a very different thing entirely.
I've got a rimless 10 gallon, been running for quite a while now, no problems whatsoever. Here's the journal to mine.
Yours is looking very nice!
I'm sure you weighed the options. Taking the rim off a 29 gallon, bowfront, is a very different thing entirely.
I've got a rimless 10 gallon, been running for quite a while now, no problems whatsoever. Here's the journal to mine.
Yours is looking very nice!
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The reason I decided to take the rim off is because I saw a guy that did it on like 5 or 6 of his 10 gallon tanks and I worked great. He made a tutorial type thing on how to do it, so it convinced me to do it. I was able to get the bottom rim off in 1 piece, so I could put it on for when I'm away/not viewing the tank. When I was testing it, I pulled the back and front panels (I know, not smart) and they held up fine, even when the tank is full of water. I have weighed out the pros and cons and have decided on the no rim look, I dont want to have to worry about it. I eouldnt remove the rim mfrom anything larger than 10 gallons. A guy at a pet store told me about how a woman removed the center brace from her 55 gallon, and all 55 gallons of water went onto her living room floor! Yikes!
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I think it looks cool
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Do you have a link to this tutorial? Just curious if you guys did any reinforcing with silicone or whatnot. Thanks
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http://www.plantedtank.net/forums/diy/59536-removing-plastic-rim-all-glass-tank.html
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i cant find the tutorial....
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i cant find the tutorial....
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ok, I made little "stands" or "legs" for the light fixture out of an old coat hanger, took like 20 minutes
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and in use(you can see how the water has cleared, and I love the "ripple" of the light reflecting off of the water that you can see on my walls now)
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edit: you can see how I have a cherry shrimp in there to help start the cycle, and when algae starts to grow, to keep that in check, until there is algae, I will feed it a small pellet of food every other day (so you know I'm not starving it)
edit part 2: you can also see that I added some pennywort in there until the tank settles in)
and in use(you can see how the water has cleared, and I love the "ripple" of the light reflecting off of the water that you can see on my walls now)
edit: you can see how I have a cherry shrimp in there to help start the cycle, and when algae starts to grow, to keep that in check, until there is algae, I will feed it a small pellet of food every other day (so you know I'm not starving it
)edit part 2: you can also see that I added some pennywort in there until the tank settles in)
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Ha thats the same tutorial i used when taking off my rim.
Hanger idea is pretty dank.
Looking forward to seeming the end result of this.
The only thing that bothers me is the left side seems empty to me with only the few small pieces of driftword. I don't know but personally i would perfer a single larger peice complemented with the smaller pieces.
non the less Nice Tank cant wait to see it as the moss grows out.
Hanger idea is pretty dank.
Looking forward to seeming the end result of this.
The only thing that bothers me is the left side seems empty to me with only the few small pieces of driftword. I don't know but personally i would perfer a single larger peice complemented with the smaller pieces.
non the less Nice Tank cant wait to see it as the moss grows out.
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what do you mean?
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