Thickness of marine tank

[ianmphua]

Hi, i’m looking to buy a tank. Thinking of getting a 4x2x2 ft but i’m unsure of what thickness of glass to go for. Can anyone suggest the minimum thickness so as to prevent the bowing of glass in the long run. Thanks!

 

 

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[zander]

12mm is quite safe. 10mm is ok...there are online calculators which help you judge


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[Jun yan]

Try out this website for the glass thickness calculation. Hope this helps.

https://www.easycalculation.com/measurement/aquarium-glass-thickness-calculator.php

[coralclams]

12 mm to be safe and whether u doing rimless or with bracing. If rimless better go for 12 and above. If with bracing 10-12 shud be safe


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[Evolutionz]

10mm is a big nono, 422 braced would be 12mm, rimless you'll likely need 15mm. 

[coralclams]

Rimless cant do 12mm for 422? I was thinking of just bottom brace


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[Evolutionz]

48 minutes ago, coralclams said:

Rimless cant do 12mm for 422? I was thinking of just bottom brace


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Not sure about other tank maker, but N30 and atlantic glass industry both told me 422 rimless minimum 15mm. Unless you do 120x60x45 (h) cm, den 12mm may be possible.

[coralclams]

I doing 50cm height with black silicon. Thinking of doing all round bottom brace. U reckon will be enuf?


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[Indeco]

Better be safe than sorry, u can consider Europe top bracing look much better than normal one.

I'm using 12mm for 5x2x2 with Europe bracing.

[Alypapa]

On 8/3/2020 at 11:49 PM, coralclams said:

Rimless cant do 12mm for 422? I was thinking of just bottom brace


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my last rimless tank was 12mm for 4x2x2, with bottom brace. 3+ years without issues, as i upgraded to a bigger tank afterthat.