- Location
- Greenpoint Brooklyn, NY
The elos rimless is gorgeous. GC's tanks are really nice now too. I ordered one for a friend and i was really impressed with their new rimless tanks and their quality now. There are alot of tank makers out there it all depends on price and availability/timeframe.
The sloppy silicone work from GC is just as if they applied too much in areas without evening it out and didn;t follow through with their finger in the corners evenly or neatly. The sloppy silicone work they do does not compromise the structural stability of the tank, they keep within 1/8 on their seam thickness and run 1/8+ worth of silicone in the corners. Their recent silicone work has been alot better than tanks ive seen from 5+ years though.
Rimless tanks made with correct glass thicknesses are not as unstable as Kimoyo says. Its only when your going over 150g that the rimless tanks start to come close to the silicone threshholds. The plastic rimming around the tank is mainly for a ledge for lighting and such to be applied to the top of the tank while adding some support in the middle of the glass in these tanks. Yes that means it takes some stress off the seams of the tank but its not as much as people think. Its the center braces that do add structural stability and relieve stress off the tank. The plastic bracket isn't really that structural once you get it in your hands and start playing with it. Correct glass thickness gives support and evens out stress at the silicone seams. Most AGA tanks built are underengineered as far as glass thickness goes to keep costs down as well as weight which is why every tank 45g+ has a center brace.
Most rimless acrylic tanks are eurobraced which acts to prevent bowing and stress on the larger panels. Ive yet to see a rimless acrylic tank over 40g without a eurobrace that wasn't overcompensated with acrylic thickness =0)
Kimoyo is right though, most of the acrylic tanks around are very nicely built, Easy to work with and drill, and are featherlight compared to an equal sized glass tank. Only downside is you have to be more careful with them as they scratch easier than glass. And your not getting the super cool Black seams like rimless glass tanks have :tub:
The sloppy silicone work from GC is just as if they applied too much in areas without evening it out and didn;t follow through with their finger in the corners evenly or neatly. The sloppy silicone work they do does not compromise the structural stability of the tank, they keep within 1/8 on their seam thickness and run 1/8+ worth of silicone in the corners. Their recent silicone work has been alot better than tanks ive seen from 5+ years though.
Rimless tanks made with correct glass thicknesses are not as unstable as Kimoyo says. Its only when your going over 150g that the rimless tanks start to come close to the silicone threshholds. The plastic rimming around the tank is mainly for a ledge for lighting and such to be applied to the top of the tank while adding some support in the middle of the glass in these tanks. Yes that means it takes some stress off the seams of the tank but its not as much as people think. Its the center braces that do add structural stability and relieve stress off the tank. The plastic bracket isn't really that structural once you get it in your hands and start playing with it. Correct glass thickness gives support and evens out stress at the silicone seams. Most AGA tanks built are underengineered as far as glass thickness goes to keep costs down as well as weight which is why every tank 45g+ has a center brace.
Most rimless acrylic tanks are eurobraced which acts to prevent bowing and stress on the larger panels. Ive yet to see a rimless acrylic tank over 40g without a eurobrace that wasn't overcompensated with acrylic thickness =0)
Kimoyo is right though, most of the acrylic tanks around are very nicely built, Easy to work with and drill, and are featherlight compared to an equal sized glass tank. Only downside is you have to be more careful with them as they scratch easier than glass. And your not getting the super cool Black seams like rimless glass tanks have :tub:
