Hello, is 25 mm of tempered glass good enough for a 1909 gallon tank?

[Tucker.97]

Im looking to build a tank thats about 340x170x125 cm (roughly 11’x5.5’x4’) (LWH) made of tempered glass. is 25 mm (1 inch) a good thickness for the tempered glass to hold 1909 gallons of water?

 

[AR1]

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[Tucker.97]

thanks

 

[Backfromthedead]

Lol. I dont know, never tried anything near that big. Never seen a glass aquarium that size either.

 

[AR1]

Lol. I dont know, never tried anything near that big. Never seen a glass aquarium that size either.

Sorry for bothering you. You are the only one who comes to mind when asking about glass thickness. Maybe thebiggerthebetter will know, especially since the guy owns a two ginormous 4500 gallon tanks.

 

[M1A1]

Well into the realm of commercial, non-DIY tanks with this question and rarely are tanks that size made out of glass.

The safety factor on 25mm tempered float glass, fully braced, for that size window is about 1.5; the safety factor on 40mm glass is 3.0 for what it's worth.

Gamble accordingly.

 

[jjohnwm]

Well into the realm of commercial, non-DIY tanks with this question and rarely are tanks that size made out of glass.

The safety factor on 25mm tempered float glass, fully braced, for that size window is about 1.5; the safety factor on 40mm glass is 3.0 for what it's worth.

Gamble accordingly.

Just as a frame of reference...the "typical" safety factor usually quoted for glass aquarium manufacture is 3.8; the glass aquarium maker I worked for back in the 1970's insisted upon no less than 4, and preferred to shoot for 4.5 or greater.

Food for thought.

 

[Tucker.97]

the glass in total would need to carry 8 tons (including water, substrate, etc..) and as for the bracing, can i also use tempered glass for it?