Dreadz
Aquarium Advice Activist
Anybody have any first hand experience of tall tanks?
I was all set to setup the 200g(UK) tank I acquired but am wondering if I could build a tank of similar volume but with a smaller footprint than the 66"x36" one I've got (my wife's not quite so keen on the monster tank as I am!!!).
I was thinking of doing a tank 48" long by 36" (or maybe even 42" or 48" if feasible) tall. The problem being that all the glass thickness calculators tell me I'll need 25mm thick glass to maintain the safety factor of 3.8 which would result in the bare tank alone weighing in at over 300kg (660lbs) and cost an absolute fortune!
I've seen some deep manufactured tanks and none of them seemed to be anywhere near 25mm glass so I'd have to deduce that bracing at the top would reduce the thickness of glass needed, but to what extent?
So here's my point. Anyone have a tall tank 42" or 48" tall? What thickness glass is it and how's it braced.
Thanks
I was all set to setup the 200g(UK) tank I acquired but am wondering if I could build a tank of similar volume but with a smaller footprint than the 66"x36" one I've got (my wife's not quite so keen on the monster tank as I am!!!).
I was thinking of doing a tank 48" long by 36" (or maybe even 42" or 48" if feasible) tall. The problem being that all the glass thickness calculators tell me I'll need 25mm thick glass to maintain the safety factor of 3.8 which would result in the bare tank alone weighing in at over 300kg (660lbs) and cost an absolute fortune!
I've seen some deep manufactured tanks and none of them seemed to be anywhere near 25mm glass so I'd have to deduce that bracing at the top would reduce the thickness of glass needed, but to what extent?
So here's my point. Anyone have a tall tank 42" or 48" tall? What thickness glass is it and how's it braced.
Thanks