New Tank Acrylic thickness

fishyheaven · 01/20/2009, 01:30 AM

Hello everyone,

So i am in the middle of ordering a brand new aquarium. Right now i am leading towards a 200g 96X24X20 ******* acrylic tank. However a stock ******* acrylic tank has a .375 thick acrylic walls. Should i be concern regarding how thin the walls are? They do have an upgrade version to .50 acrylic, but it would increase the price of the tank close to double. Just not sure if it worth it to upgrade.

any feeback would be great.

Thanks,

vamaro · 01/20/2009, 02:41 AM

I am in no way claiming to be an expert, but .375 seems a little thin to me.

Some people will go with thinner material based on height and 20 inches may be considered low by some, but the tank is also long. Just seems like a lot of weight and water for 3/8's material. See what others say. Good luck!

Vince

SWSaltwater · 01/20/2009, 02:42 AM

The stock thin size might bow a bit but should hold with no issues. I personally do not like acrylic tanks and recommend starphire glass especially under 300 gallons. But if I did go acrylic I would definately up the thickness so it does not bow.

01/20/2009, 01:30 AM	#1
fishyheaven Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Clarksburg, MD Posts: 114	New Tank Acrylic thickness Hello everyone, So i am in the middle of ordering a brand new aquarium. Right now i am leading towards a 200g 96X24X20 ***** acrylic tank. However a stock ***** acrylic tank has a .375 thick acrylic walls. Should i be concern regarding how thin the walls are? They do have an upgrade version to .50 acrylic, but it would increase the price of the tank close to double. Just not sure if it worth it to upgrade. any feeback would be great. Thanks,

01/20/2009, 02:41 AM	#2
vamaro Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: San Juan Capistrano Posts: 1,334	I am in no way claiming to be an expert, but .375 seems a little thin to me. Some people will go with thinner material based on height and 20 inches may be considered low by some, but the tank is also long. Just seems like a lot of weight and water for 3/8's material. See what others say. Good luck! Vince __________________ Vince Current Tank Info: 220 Gallon Tank 72L x 30W x 24H, FOWLR, APEX Controller, ATB 1260 (Large) with Airstar 2000, Ozotech Ozone with Avast Reactor, Tripplite 750 Inverter with Optima Batteries, 72' Current USA Extreme Pro T5 light

01/20/2009, 02:42 AM	#3
SWSaltwater Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Arizona, Tucson Posts: 1,119	The stock thin size might bow a bit but should hold with no issues. I personally do not like acrylic tanks and recommend starphire glass especially under 300 gallons. But if I did go acrylic I would definately up the thickness so it does not bow.