Rimless regrets?

[dwair]

I just love the look of a rimless. For a display purpose its so elegant looking to me. I also like the shallow rimless tanks for grow out. I haven't had any issues with water splashing and i have run mp40s to gyros in them.


I think its a matter of presence. I just love the look.

Couldn't have said it better myself, I absolutely love the look of my rimless waterbox 100.3. Also makes it super easy to work in, no braces/rims in the way.

 

[Alemoki]

Razor blade once a month and my rimless is pristine as it was 2 years ago when I started. Very sleek an elegant

 

[bdehlin]

I've had both, and I love the clean and modern look of a rimless

 

[Mark]

I don't think you will.be safe with a 4-5 inch high wall for jumpy fish. I had wrasses skyrocket out of the tank over a 1.5 ft wood part if the canopy that I had to seal more in the end to prevent jumpers.

Totally true, which is why I said still risky. Wrasses are like flying fish. But I'd be willing to gamble with other fish. I've had good runs with dartfish, blennies, and jawfish. I removed my screen top a while back, and enjoy having the open tank.

 

[billwill]

Awesome feedback everyone! Sounds like the magic eraser is a pretty useful tool.

 

[clark griswold]

I hate rimless tanks. Unfortunately couldn't pass up a deal from someone in a local reef club on a PA130. Had a canopy built for this one because I hate light spillage and seeing the water line. But probably won't help much with splashing.

 

[KimG]

If I ever buy another tank it will not be rimless, unless its a small nano. I had the seam pop in a IM SR80 for no apparent reason. So now I check the replacement tank seems all the time.
Plus, the glass gets dirtier easier. And since I run a lid all the time, the look of a rimless tank is a bit lost.

 

[uncle luke]

 

[jsvand5]

I’m old school and still like traditional hoods with all the lighting hidden

 

[Aardvark1134]

Definately acrylic eurobraced with a canopy. I do not like topless tanks.

 

[Crabby48]

Anyone have regrets with rimless? Having a 90G glass with black top rim myself, I already have hard enough time not spashing with cleaner magnet and keeping that top line clean. I kept a IM20 for a couple years and found it hard to keep that water line aesthetically pleasing.

Read the tittle and thought why regrets if it’s not a large tank. Then I read the post and feel the pain. Mostly with wrasse saltcreep on thei glass from them jumping and splashing can get get messy

 

[SpikeB]

Have a Red Sea reefer. Next tank I’m definitely having a canopy. I don’t like seeing the underside of lights when sitting on couch and tried of messing with screen top.

 

[DHill6]

No regrets on the smaller version Reefer 170, no dirty water line either scraping with a blade when needed, paper towel wipe down above water line in between. Regretted the former cube, it was so tall I couldn’t reach the bottom.

 

[BighohoReef]

Anyone have regrets with rimless? Having a 90G glass with black top rim myself, I already have hard enough time not spashing with cleaner magnet and keeping that top line clean. I kept a IM20 for a couple years and found it hard to keep that water line aesthetically pleasing.

Been rimless for a bout two months now and will never go back Do have the same love hate that most folks do with waterline and constant cleaning. All in all though I love the clean look.

 

[JonoB]

My biggest regret is looking for a rimless tank and buying it, and then my wife insisting on my building a canopy to block all light spill so the rimless look kind of was killed by that...

 

[Fishy Art]

I don’t have any regrets not getting a rimless tank.

I just had a tank custom built and I thought about going rimless, but I’m terrified of a seam busting - especially since I live in a second floor apartment. Instead, I had the builder do a eurobrace.

When I was getting the quote, the builder said he’d do a 2” eurobrace, but he ended up putting on a 4” eurobrace instead. When I’m seated and looking at the tank, I don’t even notice the brace. When I reach into my tank, it doesn’t get in my way at all either. If anything, I like having it as a ledge to sit things on while I’m working.

A eurobrace certainly isn’t as visually obtrusive as one of those black plastic rims.

Nice Tank. I am planning on another tank. Do you mind sharing who built your tank with contact info. Thank you.

 

[HB AL]

I bought my 1st rimless almost 5 years ago, a 90G Cadlights. I dont have any complaints as long as it keeps the fish and corals alive!

 

[lester lloyd]

I’ve had my Red Sea reefer 5 years and I’m sure my next aquarium will be a rimless wit a custom clear top the look cannot be beat the rich look is

 

[Ef4life]

I don’t mind the black plastic rimmed tanks at all, but I don’t like cross bracing that will shadow the lights. I think rimless look nice but I would be too worried about failures.

The tank I want to buy next is a euro braced tank, imo it’s prob the best of both worlds.

 

[Jax15]

I just love the rimless, they just look so clean. Exception is if you have a screen top, if you do it sort of undoes the clean look. If you can get away with no lid (and I do.. have foregone wrasses) rimless is my preference.

I do sometimes marvel at the fact it doesn’t fall apart though. So much pressure!