Aquarium glass thickness

[erictck]

hi Guys,

I have intention of setting up a 5'(L)x3'(D)x2'(H) tank. I do not know how thick should the glass be, esp the bottom glass. I was wondering if anyone of you happen to have any experience in this sort of setup? as you are aware, the thicker the glass, the more $$$ it's going to costs.

Appreciate your advice on this.

thank you.

[lightningstrike]

refer to this thread for answers.

http://www.sgreefclub.com/forum/index.php?...glass+thickness

[erictck]

ok.. thankQ very much....

[alexgan]

mine is 5ft x 2ft x 2 1/2ft - 12mm glass

[erictck]

i went to the website. pulled some of my hairs trying to calculate it...(there is an excel s/s for d/w... duh).

this is the results :

5x3x2

side panel glass = 12mm

bottom panel glass = 19mm(actual is around 16mm)

4x4x2

side panel glass = 12mm

bottom panel glass = 15mm

thanks for the pointer... i hope this will help other reefers as well...

[erictck]

and one more thing to consider...

someone had mentioned to me that i should consider making the whole tank - tempered glass. only use 12mm glass thickness will be fine.

cos once tempered, the glass strength is 5 times more stronger than the normal one. pricing wise, not much diff... could be cheaper too... cos 12mm glass mah... see now it goes lah.

[erictck]

yes... very true... but since it's significantly much stroger... i would hope it'll be anytime better than using a 19mm glass?

[alexgan]

19mm glass very expensive....unless $$ is not an issue to you....else 12mm for whole tank should be fine....but i'm pretty sure the tank maker will advise you...

You might want to consider the Kelantan Lane.....there's a shop doing tank...very good workmanship.....

[erictck]

yeah... anything above 15mm can be very expensive... sigh... will see how it goes... if money is not an issue, i would have build a 12ft x 3ft x 2.5ft liow. hehehe... in my dream....

[alexgan]

[Ekia]

dun go for tempered glass.. wonder who advise u on that

Read this: http://www.arofanatics.com/forums/showthre...hlight=tempered

[Guinness]

12mm tempered?????

It's not all about the thickness of the glass. Bracing and stiffeners at all major points should be considered.

[erictck]

wow... this is news to me... so, it's safer to use 19mm for base and 12mm for sides than to have 12mm tempered-all rounder yeah...

or 12mm all rounder will be good enough? from the actual calculation(base of water pressure and rocks), the minimum req. for the base is already 16mm. can 12mm base handle those pressure?

[RAV-65]

Glass thickness is important, but dun 4get u need a sturdy tank stand/cabinet too!

[erictck]

nah... i'm not a DIY kinda guy i just want to be safe than sorry... some may have good experience with these sort of thing and it's good to understand certain things before i readily accept what the tank maker recommends...

as for the stand... i think i'm going to use bricks/cement since it's going to be a build in wall/cabinet.

[RAV-65]

nah... i'm not a DIY kinda guy i just want to be safe than sorry... some may have good experience with these sort of thing and it's good to understand certain things before i readily accept what the tank maker recommends...

as for the stand... i think i'm going to use bricks/cement since it's going to be a build in wall/cabinet.

best to have the weight evenly distributed...