I think your friend is mistaken. 1/2" is the proper thickness of unhardened glass for a 24" tall tank, assuming adequate bracing. 3/4" is appropriate for a 30" tall tank.
Glass Thickness Guide
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I think your friend is mistaken. 1/2" is the proper thickness of unhardened glass for a 24" tall tank, assuming adequate bracing. 3/4" is appropriate for a 30" tall tank.
I wanted build a plywood tank of 96x48x36 inches and wanted 1 front window aprox 88x28 inches so was wondering what thickness of glass should be thanks
Hello I was wondering what would be needed for a custom tank I’m trying to build. The tank size is 120” L x 48” W x 72”H also the equation associated with finding it if you don’t mind.
Hello,
I am planning a build of a paludarium am am looking for some advice on glass thickness. Most of the tank will not have water in it so will keep my measurements to the height of the water.
Width = 72" (entire 72" width will be water)
Length = 120" (only 24" of this will have water, remainder filled with soil... but water has more force so lets assume water for safety factor)
Height = 18"
Any help is appreciated. All glass I am using will be tempered low-iron glass.
I am planning a build of a paludarium am am looking for some advice on glass thickness. Most of the tank will not have water in it so will keep my measurements to the height of the water.
Width = 72" (entire 72" width will be water)
Length = 120" (only 24" of this will have water, remainder filled with soil... but water has more force so lets assume water for safety factor)
Height = 18"
Any help is appreciated. All glass I am using will be tempered low-iron glass.
Hello all. I hope that this isn't a dumb question but I've decided to get back into the hobby with a vengeance. I currently have a 150 gallon cube aquarium that's housing 1 Chocolate Tang, 1 Kole Tang, 1 Yellow Tang, 2 Clowns, 1 Damsel, 1 Wrasse. I have 4 Jumbo Snails and that's pretty much it. So, I want to build a plywood aquarium for these guys. The size of the tank will total about 388 gallons. I have glass from a tank that was broken down and the glass is 1/2 inch thick and the dimensions are 6 ft x 3 ft. I need to know if the glass is thick enough? I have pics of the tank that I've constructed on Sketchup. Just need to feedback as soon as possible. Tank dimensions are (L) 79" x (W) 25.5" (H) 41.25". I plan to add more fish. More smaller fish like Chromis, Gobies etc. I've built a few plywood tanks before but not one this large. Your help will be much appreciated. Thanks for your time guys.
That would not be quite true. If the viewing window was 2' high, AND was at the top 2' of the tank, it would be true. The deeper down it is, the more pressure exerted per inch.
Hello all, after a long time away from the hobby I was inspired by my granddaughter's interest in fish keeping and I decided to maybe get into the hobby so as to share in it with her. My last tank was a 40 gallon fresh water community tank back in the last century and is long gone so I am thinking on building a new tank. The size I am thinking is 60x18x20 6mm or 48x18x20 6mm. My concern is the 6mm glass. Most glass thickness calculators size the thickness for these tanks at 10mm so I was wondering what the safety factor might be for this type of tank construction if I were to brace both ends front to back with 18.5 x 9 6mm with a center brace of 18.5 x 6 6mm? Below is my proposed bracing. Any comments or assistance will be greatly appreciated.
Hi...the information you have shared in this post is very elaborate - covering most of the dimensions. In my country - aquarium shops usually make all glass aquariums with thicker glass instead of using a thinner glass with bracing or trims. They even favor china made aquariums to custom built aquariums.
I have a query, to which I would request you to provide your opinion:
I am planning to build an all-glass aquarium of 72(L) x 15(W) x 15(H) with 6mm float glass, Instead of using braces on it - I wish to use aluminium trims on the base and top of the aquarium. The top trim will have two aluminium braces and the bottom will have one aluminium brace.
Will this provide suitable strength to this lengthy aquarium made with 6mm or should I go for 3 glass braces on the top and another 3 in the base of the aquarium?
Kindly suggest. Best regards /
122Lx30Hx35W is my plywood tank. I’m using 1/2” tempered, what do you think?
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