Glass thickness of a 96x30x14

grom · 01/05/2011, 02:22 PM

What thickness of glass should I use for a 96x30x14 glass aquarium?
What about acrylic?

timistim · 01/05/2011, 02:30 PM

http://saltaquarium.about.com/od/pla...Calculator.htm

I want to do an acrylic one, however I know it is going to be a pita to make look good. Maybe I will start with a sump.

grom · 01/05/2011, 02:36 PM

Wow I was way off...
For my tank it says i need only 1/4 inch glass...
I was looking at 3/4 inch glass...

Id like to be safe, so should I go with 3/8 or 1/2

grom · 01/05/2011, 07:10 PM

anyone?

chimmike · 01/05/2011, 07:11 PM

1/4" is way too thin for that volume. I'd think 3/4" is better.

zsqure · 01/05/2011, 07:16 PM

3/4 may be the magic number. I had a 72 x 24 x 15 rimless, no bracing and it was 1/2".

syrinx · 01/05/2011, 07:20 PM

I think the calculator you were looking at was looking at height to determine thickness needed for the pressure. The bottom with 1/4 inch would be an invitation to disaster.

timistim · 01/05/2011, 08:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by grom

Wow I was way off...
For my tank it says i need only 1/4 inch glass...
I was looking at 3/4 inch glass...

Id like to be safe, so should I go with 3/8 or 1/2

You are reading the graph wrong, you will need 3/4. it calls for the 16mm thick glass which is .63inches. So be safe and get 3/4. You probably were not taking the length into account. You will also want to brace it in a couple spots I am sure.

mkart · 01/05/2011, 09:31 PM

this link will assist you for cast acrylic, also other DIY info for acrylic

http://regalplasticsupply.com/aquarium.htm

RRaider · 01/05/2011, 09:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by timistim

You are reading the graph wrong, you will need 3/4. it calls for the 16mm thick glass which is .63inches. So be safe and get 3/4. You probably were not taking the length into account. You will also want to brace it in a couple spots I am sure.

No he isn't. 8ft long and 15" tall according to the chart needs 6mm glass.

JR719 · 01/05/2011, 10:03 PM

I have a 96 X 30 X 25 tall. It is 1/2" glass with the bottom being double paned. It has bracing every 2 feet of 1/2".

mkart · 01/05/2011, 10:11 PM

the measurements used should be the 96" long and 30" high. Ignore the depth for the calculation. You will need .63" or greater glass. .25" will break as you fill it.

grom · 01/05/2011, 10:38 PM

ummm... whats bracing? bracing of the aquarium?
Or bracing of the stand?

Im porbably not going to make my own anymore lol

RRaider · 01/05/2011, 10:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mkart

the measurements used should be the 96" long and 30" high. Ignore the depth for the calculation. You will need .63" or greater glass. .25" will break as you fill it.

Umm, 30 is the depth, not the height.

geaux xman · 01/05/2011, 11:15 PM

no way anyone is making a 175gal tank 8ft tank with 1/4" glass.

RRaider · 01/06/2011, 12:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by geaux xman

no way anyone is making a 175gal tank 8ft tank with 1/4" glass.

I wouldn't, but that is what the chart is calling for. I've seen 240's made out of 1/2" though so I'd probably go 1/2" and either eurobrace or put braces across the top.

grom · 01/06/2011, 12:36 AM

I am going to buy a tank instead of building one. The place I am buying from has 3 year warranty on it.
I hear good reviews and they stand behind their products.

Thanks for the info everyone though, Ill need it in the future.

timistim · 01/06/2011, 05:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by grom

I am going to buy a tank instead of building one. The place I am buying from has 3 year warranty on it.
I hear good reviews and they stand behind their products.

Thanks for the info everyone though, Ill need it in the future.

Probably not a bad idea. Building a tank is a PITA.

grom · 01/07/2011, 11:03 AM

Umm ive been asking around and I hear 1 inch acrylic is too thin for such an aquarium...

Is the thickness needed for acrylic and glass different?

grom · 01/07/2011, 10:43 PM

anyone?

tkeracer619 · 01/07/2011, 11:49 PM

Acrylic needs to be thicker.

My 360 is a euro braced 1/2" glass 96x36x24.

grom · 01/08/2011, 01:46 PM

So I got a quote from a company.

They said for 96x30x14 rimless glass they would use 1/2 inch glass with 'bottom euro bracing'.

I am not familiar with bracing at all. Never bought a custom tank. I have never seen bottom euro bracing. What is it? Just the same as on top, but below the tank?

Is this tank going to be fine?
They have a 3 year warranty on the tank.

grom · 01/08/2011, 09:57 PM

delete, double post

01/05/2011, 02:22 PM	#1
grom Moved On Join Date: May 2010 Location: Chicago Posts: 485	Glass thickness of a 96x30x14 What thickness of glass should I use for a 96x30x14 glass aquarium? What about acrylic?

01/05/2011, 07:11 PM	#5
chimmike oxygen abuser Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Parrish, FL Posts: 5,089 Blog Entries: 2	1/4" is way too thin for that volume. I'd think 3/4" is better. __________________ -Mike Tankless wonder Geaux Noles!

01/05/2011, 07:16 PM	#6
zsqure Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Massillon, Ohio Posts: 195	3/4 may be the magic number. I had a 72 x 24 x 15 rimless, no bracing and it was 1/2". __________________ 90G RR FOWLR 29G sump 'fuge Euro Reef RC80 Still trying to figure this stuff out. RC180 in the basement waiting for the upgrade. Current Tank Info: 90 gal RR 90lbs lr 110lbs ls EuR RC80 29G sump Fuge

01/05/2011, 09:31 PM	#9
mkart Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: St Louis, MO Posts: 1,313	acrylic calculator this link will assist you for cast acrylic, also other DIY info for acrylic http://regalplasticsupply.com/aquarium.htm

01/05/2011, 10:03 PM	#11
JR719 Tang Cop Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: OK Posts: 2,240	I have a 96 X 30 X 25 tall. It is 1/2" glass with the bottom being double paned. It has bracing every 2 feet of 1/2". __________________ Can't sleep, clowns will eat me. America is the most grandiose experiment the world has seen, but, I am afraid, it is not going to be a success. Sigmund Freud Current Tank Info: 300 reef, Aqua controller, Deltec calcium reactor, Reeflo 250 skimmer, Icecap bla bla bla

01/05/2011, 02:30 PM	#2
timistim Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Houston Posts: 113	http://saltaquarium.about.com/od/pla...Calculator.htm I want to do an acrylic one, however I know it is going to be a pita to make look good. Maybe I will start with a sump.

01/05/2011, 02:36 PM	#3
grom Moved On Join Date: May 2010 Location: Chicago Posts: 485	Wow I was way off... For my tank it says i need only 1/4 inch glass... I was looking at 3/4 inch glass... Id like to be safe, so should I go with 3/8 or 1/2

01/05/2011, 07:10 PM	#4
grom Moved On Join Date: May 2010 Location: Chicago Posts: 485	anyone?

01/05/2011, 07:20 PM	#7
syrinx Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: champaign Posts: 3,160	I think the calculator you were looking at was looking at height to determine thickness needed for the pressure. The bottom with 1/4 inch would be an invitation to disaster.

01/05/2011, 10:11 PM	#12
mkart Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: St Louis, MO Posts: 1,313	the measurements used should be the 96" long and 30" high. Ignore the depth for the calculation. You will need .63" or greater glass. .25" will break as you fill it.

01/05/2011, 10:38 PM	#13
grom Moved On Join Date: May 2010 Location: Chicago Posts: 485	ummm... whats bracing? bracing of the aquarium? Or bracing of the stand? Im porbably not going to make my own anymore lol

01/05/2011, 11:15 PM	#15
geaux xman Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Baton Rouge, LA Posts: 3,279	no way anyone is making a 175gal tank 8ft tank with 1/4" glass. __________________ - Miracles 180g 60x30x23" rimless FOWLR - Youtube video: Miracles 180g March 2013

01/06/2011, 12:36 AM	#17
grom Moved On Join Date: May 2010 Location: Chicago Posts: 485	I am going to buy a tank instead of building one. The place I am buying from has 3 year warranty on it. I hear good reviews and they stand behind their products. Thanks for the info everyone though, Ill need it in the future.

01/07/2011, 11:03 AM	#19
grom Moved On Join Date: May 2010 Location: Chicago Posts: 485	Umm ive been asking around and I hear 1 inch acrylic is too thin for such an aquarium... Is the thickness needed for acrylic and glass different?

01/07/2011, 10:43 PM	#20
grom Moved On Join Date: May 2010 Location: Chicago Posts: 485	anyone?

01/07/2011, 11:49 PM	#21
tkeracer619 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Westminster, CO Posts: 17,289	Acrylic needs to be thicker. My 360 is a euro braced 1/2" glass 96x36x24. __________________ Hobby Experience: 9200ish gallons, 26 skimmers, and a handful of Kent Scrapers. Current Tank: Vortech Powered 600G SPS Tank w/ 100gal frag tank & 100g Sump. RK2-RK10 Skimmer. ReefAngel. Radium 20k.

01/08/2011, 01:46 PM	#22
grom Moved On Join Date: May 2010 Location: Chicago Posts: 485	So I got a quote from a company. They said for 96x30x14 rimless glass they would use 1/2 inch glass with 'bottom euro bracing'. I am not familiar with bracing at all. Never bought a custom tank. I have never seen bottom euro bracing. What is it? Just the same as on top, but below the tank? Is this tank going to be fine? They have a 3 year warranty on the tank.

01/08/2011, 09:57 PM	#23
grom Moved On Join Date: May 2010 Location: Chicago Posts: 485	delete, double post

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