minimum glass thickness for 250 gal aquarium

[giar]

the aquarium dimension
200cm L x 80cm W x 60cm H
max volume 250gal
effective vol (50cm water height) 210gal

what is the minimum glass thickness do you recommend?

i saw in other thread that a 400gal aquarium bursted because the glass was not thick enough to whitstand the pressure.. i dont want it to happens to me lol

 

[dan518]

I got a quote for that size tank a few weeks ago from nd aquatics, they was using 10 mm glass with a double base

 

[Drstrangelove]

I don't understand what you mean by effective height. Are you really building a 60 cm tall tank and intentionally planning to keep the water level at 50 cm?

If it's 50 cm tall, 9 mm glass will work. But if someone fills it to the top (which can easily be done), 9 mm will be unsafe. And you will have to take a chance that no one will buy a tank with intentionally thin glass and also accept that at 9 mm, the tank is purpose-built to be handicapped.

Having said that, I suppose if the price difference between 10 mm and 12 mm is huge, and I was certain of my future needs, 10 mm might be my choice. But still I'd probably buy a 210 gallon, not a thin walled 250.

 

[Lepisosteus]

1/2" glass every aquarium company will use for that size tank.

 

[Lepisosteus]

1/2" glass every aquarium company will use for that size tank.

 

[DN328]

I had a 72x30x28" built and he used 12mm. It has top and bottom 4" euro-brace and four 4" cross braces. I share all this, as now having 12mm, I'd hesitate to do any less.. I'm typically fact based and we talked about safety factors before building, but still paranoid at times.

 

[DarylMac]

Marineland makes a 265g (US gallons) tank that is 213cm x 61cm x 76cm.

They use 19mm glass for the bottom panel and 12mm everywhere else.

I'd probably go with the same thickness if I was going to DIY it out of glass.