I've been so busy lately I almost didnt get a chance for a fish room update! Cant neglect the aquariums! Sept 1, 2015 ******************************************************************** Subscribe here: https://goo.gl/4OO1ml ******************************************************************* Been busy busy lately and have not had much time to update the goings on in the fishroom! So here's an update. Lets see how the fish are doing, and talk about a tank brace thats about to break! Tank braces are one of those things that so easily go overlooked. They're such flimsy pieces of plastic right? I mean they break all the time if you just lean on them a little; so obviously they're not important right? WRONG!!!! Those pieces of plastic might seem flimsy if you lean on them but thats because they're not designed to be strong in that direction. They're not designed to hold the weight of something on top of it. They are designed to help keep the front and back pieces of the aquarium from spreading apart due to the tremendous force of the water pressure behind them. If you look closely at the tank trim and/or tank brace, you'll see that the trim itself is connected to the brace and is all one continuous piece. It wraps around the top of the glass locking it in place. Now if that brace in the middle breaks it will allow the front and back glass to spread a bit farther away from one another than if that brace was still in place. You can see the difference and it will be measurable. If you've got a tank with a broken brace measure across the top of the tank and note the distance between the front and back glass. Do this once with the tank full and again with the tank empty (or halfway empty at least). The results might shock you! Whats next you might ask? Wont the tank eventually break?! It certainly could....and might.....and probably will if you dont do something to stop it! ******************************************************************** Follow Rich's Fishes! Instagram: https://instagram.com/richsfishes/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/richsfishes Facebook: https://facebook.com/richsfishes ******************************************************************** _________________________________________________________________ WANT TO USE SOME OF THE THINGS I DO? THEN CHECK THESE AMAZON AFFILIATE LINKS OUT AND I MIGHT EARN A FEW PENNIES! Are you an Amazon Prime member? I am and its awesome if you buy things from Amazon often. Click this link here and you can try Prime FOR FREE!!: https://goo.gl/kgE9Tr *API Test Kits* -Freshwater Master Test Kit: https://goo.gl/ZLDlDm -Ammonia Test Kit: https://goo.gl/Bw6qlz -Nitrate Test Kit: https://goo.gl/998n9C -Nitrite Test Kit: https://goo.gl/0JZtxp -GH and KH Test Kit: https://goo.gl/UAzNAE -5 in 1 test strips: https://goo.gl/K6gJZI *Tetra 6 in 1 test strips: https://goo.gl/8yilMX *Water bed filler ("python"): https://goo.gl/A9CcB4 *AquaClear HOB Filters*: -AQ 20: https://goo.gl/aOW88c -AQ 30: https://goo.gl/Z5N1eM -AQ 50: https://goo.gl/By0bUr -AQ 70: https://goo.gl/ROzmTg -AQ110: https://goo.gl/MddKml *Bio Mechanical Sponge Filters*: -2" mini sponge: https://goo.gl/S4K00O -4 1/2": https://goo.gl/AZWN5s -Dual Sponge (good for 10 gallon tanks) :https://goo.gl/Go7wtK -corner sponge: https://goo.gl/Wg8Kcn *Seachem Safe*: - 8.8 oz: https://goo.gl/IJcJ4q -50 g: https://goo.gl/jHYXNn - 1 Kilo: https://goo.gl/MrMnLs -4 kg: https://goo.gl/dT9gHp *Measuring Spoons for Safe: -Smidge, Pinch, Dash etc: https://goo.gl/Rbxaqb *Seachem Prime*: -500 ml: https://goo.gl/w7cES0 *Sun Sun Canister Filters* -Sun Sun 302 (264 GPH): https://goo.gl/o7s3Jm -Sun Sun 303B (370 GPH): https://goo.gl/DBOVSn -Sun Sun 304B (525 GPH and 9w UV sterilizer) https://goo.gl/YiKBa1 ____________________________________________________ fishtank aquariums pet pets rcs colorful fish