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Posted	juwel rio 240 cross member
18-07-2006 11:37 by lorna	does anyone have a middle cross member for a juwel rio 240?? to stop mine bowing as it has snapped thanx
18-07-2006 12:15 by Alan	I have heard of many juwel tanks doing this it would probably be wise to contact juwel for advice ultimately I expect it will be a case of replacing the tank before it breaks.
18-07-2006 12:23 by lorna	it has been set up for 6 months now with out one. when setting the tank up we didnt relise it needed one as there wasnt one with it as it was missing. the bar just clips on its just finding one
18-07-2006 12:24 by lorna	link here
18-07-2006 12:24 by lorna	is it worth 11quid
18-07-2006 12:24 by lorna	??
18-07-2006 12:45 by Alan	If it stops your tank bowing then yes but contact juwel it may be cheaper to buy direct from them and at least you can be fairly certain the part is in good nick.
18-07-2006 12:50 by drummerduck	Oh dear!! I have a Rio 400. There are two plasic braces from front to back on mine and one of those has snapped? I was told it didn't matter.... is this right?
18-07-2006 12:54 by rob r	local glaziers will cut a strip of glass to size then using aquarium glue fit it in as a strengthener most petshops do this on their own tanks its the cheapest way .
18-07-2006 13:05 by Alan	The braces are there for a reason in my opinion.
18-07-2006 13:12 by lorna	i agree with you alan. they are there for a reason yes and my tank shows this because it is bowing! im goin to order one 2night
18-07-2006 13:26 by kevin george	get your brace but u might have to drain tank of as now it is bowing it might be to wide for the brace to clip back on.
18-07-2006 13:27 by kevin george	might be worth half emptying to take the stress of the glass and silicone
18-07-2006 14:07 by lorna	yer il just half empty it and do a 50% water change. havnt done one for over a week now as my gourami has a nest on the serface so didnt want to destroy it.
18-07-2006 14:22 by JOHANSWAN	For what it is worth ive got a rio300 wich i bought without realising the support strut is missing wich ive run for 18months now.got a bow off about 10mm but bear in mind that juwel is floating glass wich give you a bit off leverage but i just e-mailed juwel in germany requiring about a strutbar as i cant find them in u.k rather safe than sorry but tank wont collapse easily hope this comment help
18-07-2006 14:32 by lorna	YER MINE HAS BEEN SET UP 6MONTHS NOW. AND IS BOWING ABOUT 10-15MM
18-07-2006 14:33 by lorna	BY THE WAY.. EBAY MATE I PUT THE LINK ON ABOVE SHE CAN GET THEM
18-07-2006 14:33 by drummerduck	been on the phone to LFS and they are ordering me one.... Thanks for bringing this to the forum Lorna.
18-07-2006 14:36 by lorna	NO PROBLEM. DID THEY SAY HOW MUCH THEY WHOULD BE? CHEEPIST IV FOUND MINE FOR IS £11
18-07-2006 14:42 by kevin george	good luck lorna with the brace,its obvious a common thing it might be worth buying 2 and have a spare or see if u can use two at once for added support
18-07-2006 15:08 by Alan	I find it all a bit worrying that Juwel rely on a piece of plastic as a bracing bar instead of using a glass brace my 4x2x2 has a 3 inch brace all round the top plus a reinforced base as well as a bracing bar that is 3 inches wide all in 10 mm glass the same as the tank glass thickness. It was cheap to from aquacadabra. Not so keen on their cabinets but the tanks are rock solid one is ten years old the other about 8 no problems at all.
18-07-2006 15:51 by kevin george	i agree with alan glass is stronger and better secured my 7x2x2 as a brace of 10mml glass and is 9-10inch wide.obviousley juwel r cutting corners and there tanks cant last that long
18-07-2006 17:13 by Bruce	The same happend to my rio 300, my uncle works with glass and he made me two thick glass supports to strenghten it and repaired the old one, and it stoped bowing. Now Juwel has released a new version with a much stronger and bigger support.
18-07-2006 19:40 by drummerduck	you know what.... I'm getting a plasic brace, it fits right and its better than nothing!! £11 and its coming on friday and it clips straight it. Plasic isn't that weak, surely they have to test these tanks for safety issues? Admit though it does sound dodge!! cheers peeps.
18-07-2006 21:09 by lorna	SEEMS IV STARTED EVERYONE BUYING BRACE BARS.
19-07-2006 20:26 by deejdave	any of our customers that have had this happen have got free ones sent out from juwel, with a tube of glue to fix it, just call juwel customer services and say its only a year old...
27-07-2006 11:56 by Dan	Hey Guys, Ask Juwel about it and they will send you one for free, although they say Important: the strut is necessary for the statics only - not for the stability. And they do recommend not having a completely full tank. Thanks my input for 2 day. Thanks
23-09-2006 13:48 by Cichlid Fury	Lorna i have a juwel 240 tank only sitting in my shed where do you live and if not too far will bring it round for you at cost of petrol and maybe some lunch
24-09-2006 11:26 by commissar	you should have contacted juwel as i know 3 people who have had this problem and they got replacements free from juwel

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