colored glass

[jhilde]

So I have been thinking about building a plywood tank for some time now and have recently come across 2, 60"×18"×5/8" tempered glass sheets. They were intended to be used in a hockey rink and are extremely strong. The only problem is they have a slight green color to them. Have any of you used or seen colored glass in an aquarium before? Will it be a waste of time using this glass? I am planning on painting the inside of the tank black so will that hide the green color? Thanks for any input.

 

[justarn]

I had a homemade 170g tank before in similar glass, it was ok but always tinted, depends if you can deal with it, on a side note I had my 300g made with optiwhite glass and the difference is massive if you look side by side...

 

[jhilde]

I should also mention that it was free.

 

[boldtogether]

I should also mention that it was free.

Free and a little green tint cancel each other out.....imo...
Regular float glass has this green tint as well....only really noticed if you have a light colored back ground and substrate
so painting the background black will definitely make your free glass all the more sweeter....

 

[convict360]

So I have been thinking about building a plywood tank for some time now and have recently come across 2, 60"×18"×5/8" tempered glass sheets. They were intended to be used in a hockey rink and are extremely strong. The only problem is they have a slight green color to them. Have any of you used or seen colored glass in an aquarium before? Will it be a waste of time using this glass? I am planning on painting the inside of the tank black so will that hide the green color? Thanks for any input.View attachment 1147989

I'd build the tank, if you can do it as a relatively cheap little project; then if you don't like it, just sell it and make money from it to make a better one

 

[joe jaskot]

The fish don't care what color the glass is. It's a matter of whether or not you like it.

 

[xraycer]

The tint will make your water always look dingy, so as long as its not a show tank you'll probably get used to it and shouldn't bother you......at least it wouldn't bother me.

 

[HumanBean]

Free and a little green tint cancel each other out.....imo...
Regular float glass has this green tint as well....only really noticed if you have a light colored back ground and substrate
so painting the background black will definitely make your free glass all the more sweeter....

Strong glass plus at no cost evens out green tint for sure.

 

[isde02]

Regular aquarium glass has a slight tint as well unless it's Starfire glass.

 

[jhilde]

Ok you guys talked me into it. It'll probably be about a 100 gallon tank using one of the pieces. Maybe I'll post a new thread when I get started.