Help center brace broke!!

[smoothie]

I'll keep an eye out for a 180, 210 or 220 for ya.
6x2 footprint right? Would love to see some pics of the saddleback when your mind and time eases

 

[ichthyoid]

jp30338;484805 wrote: Well the bracer is back on and i still have the clamp on it. I will leave the clamp on til tomorrow and then see wat happens... There was VERY little silicone on the side that fell, perhaps thats wat caused and it a 10yr. old tank? It was made by inter-american pet supply.

Here in B'ham,AL. there is only one store around here and the guy sd. he is not insured to come out fix it...I called some guy he knows but he never called back soo hopefully my fix will work, sux being in AL!!

There is no euro brace, the only bracing would be the canopy. Its really a rimless style tank and the canopy goes about 2 inces over the edge.

Sux cos I just got an awesome saddleback butterfly yesterday and I cant enjoy him yet

You may want to leave that brace on for 48-72 hours. I know that silicon usually says it cures in 24, but I would wait if possible. When you remove the beam clamp(s), I would do that slowly as well. You have come this far, no sense in rushing things now. JMHO

 

[jp30338]

Smoothie;484817 wrote: I'll keep an eye out for a 180, 210 or 220 for ya.
6x2 footprint right? Would love to see some pics of the saddleback when your mind and time eases

Yup its ur standard 6x2x2.

 

[grouper therapy]

jp30338;484805 wrote: Well the bracer is back on and i still have the clamp on it. I will leave the clamp on til tomorrow and then see wat happens... There was VERY little silicone on the side that fell, perhaps thats wat caused and it a 10yr. old tank? It was made by inter-american pet supply.

Here in B'ham,AL. there is only one store around here and the guy sd. he is not insured to come out fix it...I called some guy he knows but he never called back soo hopefully my fix will work, sux being in AL!!

There is no euro brace, the only bracing would be the canopy. Its really a rimless style tank and the canopy goes about 2 inces over the edge.

Sux cos I just got an awesome saddleback butterfly yesterday and I cant enjoy him yet

I went back and opened my old fart eyes and did not see bracing this time!:lol2::lol2::lol2: I am with Raj I would have that cut or two more cut and a second brace applied. But I guessed it held once maybe it will again for ? years

 

[rbredding]

after 10 years it doesn't take much to separate silicone from glass..


at least when the brace popped off, the initial spike in loading on the front and back panels didn't crack or damage them..

I agree with the others, leave the clamps on at least a week...

 

[myvwrock]

My 55gal plastic brace broke and i replaced it with some stainless steal strap.Just went to home depot and bent it to the correct dimensions.
here is a pic
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