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    Just took delivery of lots of 6mm acrylic and as some of you know that im looking to set up a frag system my question is when making the tanks - 2ft by 2and a half ft out of 6mm acrylic will I need to add any supports as in brace bars?

    The tanks are only 6inches deep one of them maight be 8inches deep

    Plan is to make 6 tanks plus a sump.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Pinkfish View Post
    Just took delivery of lots of 6mm acrylic and as some of you know that im looking to set up a frag system my question is when making the tanks - 2ft by 2and a half ft out of 6mm acrylic will I need to add any supports as in brace bars?

    The tanks are only 6inches deep one of them maight be 8inches deep

    Plan is to make 6 tanks plus a sump.

    Mike
    Hi Mike it depends how floppy the acrylic is when you get the sides stuck on the bottom, if it were me i would put some on so that it braces the top of the tank all around it. HTH Twiggy:D:D
    I have upgraded to a 48x26x30inch with a 40x18x18 sump which as a Bubble Magus NAC7 skimmer with a Eheim compact 5,000 return pump.

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    I think your right eric I wll add a inch and a half strip all around the top. Sounds like a plan.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Pinkfish View Post
    I think your right eric I wll add a inch and a half strip all around the top. Sounds like a plan.
    Yes better be safe as sorry, its easy enough to do . Twiggy:D:D
    I have upgraded to a 48x26x30inch with a 40x18x18 sump which as a Bubble Magus NAC7 skimmer with a Eheim compact 5,000 return pump.

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