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Gools
12/29/2007, 02:15 PM
took my centre brace off my sump. Can I leave it off? With all those baffles in there I figured it would be fine, but want to double check. It's a 105g 72x20x17
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Mr James
12/30/2007, 12:37 AM
A little late now. But I would say you are fine as long as you don't fill it up to the top.
Gools
12/30/2007, 01:41 AM
It will be 3/4 full. I had originaly planned to put 1 or 2 smaller braces in instead of 1 big one. But once I took it off, I wanted to keep it all off. Is it to risky? I thought all those braces would act like a brace.
Mr James
12/30/2007, 08:50 AM
I cam e across a 55g for free, but with the center brace missing. I passed, even for use with a fuge. It's there for a reason.

I have read about people who removed the center brace and replaced it with their own euro-bracing.
clevername
12/30/2007, 11:33 AM
I have had a 55 full with no brace on it. OF course this was NOT on purpose and in 5 days it was fixed.

Id say go for it, if you see some bending i would rethink it.
shyland83
12/30/2007, 06:52 PM
at 3/4 full with all those baffles i woudn't even think twice about it. especially if those are glass baffles siliconed in. just my two cents.
pheromo
12/30/2007, 07:01 PM
NOT TO DIVERT THIS thread but any size tank can be a sump? so a 33 gallon long (at 36") could be split into three sections with a pretty large refuge in the middle? ... does the fuge then need a little powerhead to keep the water moving? ... just a few questions i neve worked with DIY sumps ...
Gools
12/30/2007, 07:24 PM
Yah my sump was a tank at one time. but was converted to a sump with glass baffles. There's a total of 10 baffles in there, so I figured that's like having 10 top braces. And if you have a refugium in your sump, you shouldn't need an extra pump, depending on where you place it.