a custom made 5ft tank

[ReDDeviLs]

Hi,i have a few questions hope experts here would help to ans thankx,

1stly,when purchase a 5ft by 2 by 2ft custom made fish tank with sump.But what are the properties we should look for?

i know the thickness of the tank shld be 10-12mm thick?correct me if im wrong,thx

anymore to look for?i heard some shop owner talking abt the quality of the glass,like tempered glass.

[terryansimon]

Hi,i have a few questions hope experts here would help to ans thankx,

1stly,when purchase a 5ft by 2 by 2ft custom made fish tank with sump.But what are the properties we should look for?

i know the thickness of the tank shld be 10-12mm thick?correct me if im wrong,thx

anymore to look for?i heard some shop owner talking abt the quality of the glass,like tempered glass.

for a tank that size, weight factor will play a highly important function. 12mm will be the minimum width for it, as anything less will be flirting with danger *I may be wrong*

because of the weight factor involved in the massively huge tank, its supports aka the cabinet will have to be made of sturdy wood as well. check that all the beams are made from solid unrecycled and uncompressed wood. not running them down but generally recycled wood is normally weaker in terms of structure. then again I may be wrong. (=

the long of the short of it is that the tank must be secured, and it must be able to cope with the tremendous load/strain placed onto the surface of the tank's glass by the water/live rocks and not to mention the sand bed *if you do intend to include one*

mind sharing me where you got your quotation for your tank? for I'm also thinking of custom making a 4 by 2 by 2.5 for myself. sourcing around for quotations at this very present moment. (=

[jc85]

On the thickness issue, this website should be able to clear your doubts

http://www.fnzas.org.nz/glassthickness.0.html

[marinebetta]

Great link! Wish I had seen it before making my tank. Should be within specs but haven't (and not sure I want to ) done the calculations yet.

I made my tank with 12 mm glass (5.5 ft with 0.5 ft overflow compartment so essentially a 5 ft) all round. Not sure why I did it but had the 3 viewing panes tempered and heat-soaked as well - probably an unecessary expense and also controversial. At that time, thought tempered should be stronger = better.

Attached is a pic of the tank. Workmanship quite OK and this guy specializes in large tanks. Good service and knows what he is doing. would be advantageous if you speak mandarin or hokkien well - doesn't speak english well and I had some problems getting some ideas across esp over the phone! PM me if you want his contact.

[ReDDeviLs]

for a tank that size, weight factor will play a highly important function. 12mm will be the minimum width for it, as anything less will be flirting with danger *I may be wrong*

because of the weight factor involved in the massively huge tank, its supports aka the cabinet will have to be made of sturdy wood as well. check that all the beams are made from solid unrecycled and uncompressed wood. not running them down but generally recycled wood is normally weaker in terms of structure. then again I may be wrong. (=

the long of the short of it is that the tank must be secured, and it must be able to cope with the tremendous load/strain placed onto the surface of the tank's glass by the water/live rocks and not to mention the sand bed *if you do intend to include one*

mind sharing me where you got your quotation for your tank? for I'm also thinking of custom making a 4 by 2 by 2.5 for myself. sourcing around for quotations at this very present moment. (=

ok sure,i'll start to hunt arnd during the wkends.. will let ya know abt pricing.

[ReDDeviLs]

Great link! Wish I had seen it before making my tank. Should be within specs but haven't (and not sure I want to ) done the calculations yet.

I made my tank with 12 mm glass (5.5 ft with 0.5 ft overflow compartment so essentially a 5 ft) all round. Not sure why I did it but had the 3 viewing panes tempered and heat-soaked as well - probably an unecessary expense and also controversial. At that time, thought tempered should be stronger = better.

Attached is a pic of the tank. Workmanship quite OK and this guy specializes in large tanks. Good service and knows what he is doing. would be advantageous if you speak mandarin or hokkien well - doesn't speak english well and I had some problems getting some ideas across esp over the phone! PM me if you want his contact.

hey there,u mind giving me the address to this guy? thnkx

thx jc85 for the link too!

[ReDDeviLs]

can i have like e.g length,width,ht 12mm and base 15mm thick?

[123]

Understand from some glass makers that sealant weaken and might give way after a life span of 4-5years for salt-water tank.

Anyone out there can give advice to kill my curosity.