Tank diy

Greenstreet.1 · Oct 25, 2014

Good night to all.
Thinking about building my own tank and would like some info.
Was wondering what is the recommended glass thickness for a tank measuring L7'xW31"xH22"
Also those the bottom glass have to be thicker than the rest ?

tigerdragon · Oct 25, 2014

I would go no less than 5/8" more toward 3/4" glass for those dimensions

Greenstreet.1 · Oct 25, 2014

I was thinking 3/4

CaliforniaCoralCo · Oct 26, 2014

3/4" would work fine for that tank, and as long as you support the bottom with a proper stand there should be no reason to make the glass any thicker. Wish you the best of luck! Keep us updated with build pictures!

-Nick

Greenstreet.1 · Oct 26, 2014

Thank you for the info. I will be posting the build. Would like to make the back glass the overflow with the box on the outside of the glass

Greenstreet.1 · Nov 13, 2014

What you guys think about acrylic? Thinking of going that route 3/4 thick.

I want to do a coast to coast overflow on the outside back wall what should the H x w be of the overflow box be ? Also those any one know where I can get a part to add on to the back to be used as a surface skimmer as the acrylic company is giving me a hard time to cut the spaces on the back wall for me ?

Any info would be a great help.

tigerdragon · Nov 13, 2014

Weigh the cost acrylic is very expensive at that thickness

Greenstreet.1 · Nov 13, 2014

They are only changing me 750 cuts included except for the teeth on the back for the over flow

dantimdad68 · Nov 15, 2014

Unless you are going rimless, 3/4 is insanely overkill. If euro braced you could use 3/8 on the sides and 1/2 on the bottom. But, I would go 1/2" all the way around.

I have built many tanks over the years and have never had issues with any I built.