I recently bought a plywood tank sold to me as a 450 gallon. Turned out its closer to 600g. It's dimensions are 8' by 4' by 2.5'. The glass was 5/8. I say was, because it blew out all over my yard. After a little research, the only solution I've found is to cut 6 inches off the top. (Then itll be around 475g) Anyone have any other solution? Hell if 5/8 can't hold it as is, what will? If I decide to take the 6 inches off, what would you recommend the glass thickness? Also is a 2 inch parameter around the glass enough?
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I feel like something else may have been wrong there, you are positive the glass wasn't cracked or chipped before filling it? Glass that thick shouldn't have just blown out like that at 30" deep.
My 220, 6'x2'x2.5'H is made out of 5/8" glass. It shouldn't be a problem. If you're still worried then you can always replace the glass with 3/4" glass, or just don't fill the tank up all the way.
I have 1/2" glass in my 600 and its almost the exact same size, and yes 2" if just right for a sealing surface, thats whay I did