Removing tank rims?

[chaosfinity]

Does anyone think it would be possible to remove the rims from a tank to make it rimless? Its not any larger than rimless tanks i can find online.

[HAWKS12thMAN]

No because its the main support for your tank. Especially the center bar up top.

[yote]

Hawks right.If you remove the trim,your gonna end up with a flood.

[MikMcgyver]

Its built in as part of the support on the tank. Rimless tanks are built with other support holding the sides on...

[chaosfinity]

All the rimless tanks i have looked at just have a thicker bead of silicone on the bottom half, its not a tall tank either 16". I dont have a top center support.

[HAWKS12thMAN]

I didnt relize yours was a 20. 20's dont need the center suppert, there not long enough. I believe in the bigger rimless tanks they use tempered glass and do some other things (not really sure what) to support them. BTW I took the rim off a 20 long to resilicone it. Its not really pretty when you take them off.

[kimoy]

it's there for a reason. if you take them off you're just asking for trouble.

[Oscarsdad608]

I think you should take it off. The best way to do it is with a bfh, a big f---ing hammer. Let us know how it work. but don't most rimless tanks have that top glass support where it raps around the top a few inches.

[ReefKeeper]

i think that most rimless tanks are euro braced around the inside perimeter of the top of the tank. i think you are asking for trouble if you do this. is there a reason behind the madness ??

[fatman]

Glass braces were used on glass tanks for years and still are by custom tank fabricators. The braces set inside the tank flush with the top of the front and rear glass are just as strong as those on top of the front and back glass. It is a little more difficult to install the flush brace as it need to be supported until the silicone has cured. That takes care of bowing but unless you actually sand your glass top edges you will have occasional cuts on your arms and hands to deal with. The glass brace will lessen the light intensity of a light directly over the, but nothing like the blockage of opaque black plastic. The alternative is a band of glass set at a ninety degree angle to your front and back glass set flush with the front and back glass or on top of them. Unless your tank is very wide bowing of the side glass will not be present.