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Old 02/09/2006, 04:18 AM
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Unhappy broken center brace

I was reaquascaping my 72 aga bf and broke my center brace . local LFS ordered me a new top trim but for now a have clamp holding it from bowing out to much. I plan on draining the tank down to about 6 inchs of water when changing the trim any good tips on how to get the old trim off whitout damaging the tank. thanks
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Old 02/09/2006, 05:47 AM
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Use a dremel to cut around the corner edge of the brace all the way around the tank. Then carefully cut a section of it out witth the dremel and you should be able to get underneath the brace with a putty knife and carefully peal the brace away. Take your time with the dremel and don't touch the glass.
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Old 02/09/2006, 08:16 AM
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I believe the bracing is held on to the glass with a bed of silicon.
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Old 02/09/2006, 09:34 AM
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check this out
http://archive.reefcentral.com/forum...hreadid=640357
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Old 02/10/2006, 02:09 AM
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thanks for the tips it gave me just enough of an idea on how to go about this . I may just try and put in a temp, I have lots of acrylic in the garage. happy reefing
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