Cutting down the height of a store bought tank

[Dixon81]

I want to install a sump in the cabinet under my 55 gallon tank. The area under the tank in the cabinet is not very large. Has anyone ever removed the top bracing on a store bought tank and cut the height down? I need to take about 2" off a tank for it to fit into the stand.

 

[frnchjeep]

You'd have to completely disassemble the tank, cut each piece individually, hope you dont break any, reassemble, reseal, new frame... You're better off building a new stand that the sump fits in or finding a tank that is suitable for your application.

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[Dixon81]

That's what I figured. My second option is to build my own custom sized tank.


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[frnchjeep]

Is it too tall to fit in the stand or too tall for the door? I used to have a sump under my 75 that only fit through the top of the stand. Kind of a pita to drain the tank, take it off the stand, drop in the sump, etc, but once its in, its in. One time thing.

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[sabmakj21]

[QUOTE=frnchjeep; You're better off building a new stand that the sump fits in or finding a tank that is suitable for your application.

I agree. That's way easier than trying to cut glass. Probably a lot cheaper too.