Building a tank need help

[Divious]

Hello im new in this hobby im trying to built a tank everybody tells me go to with acrylic and thats fine but i have no idea what thincknes do i need to buy the acrylic sheets the tank is 3’ 6” long 2’1/2” wide and 16 tall what type of acrylic i should buy and thicknes? Need help asap

 

[Lokilow]

So roughly a 75gal tank. I would just use glass panels for that, the acrylic needs to be around 3/8-1/2" thick but you can use .35" glass according to https://www.thesprucepets.com/saltwater-aquariums-charts-diagrams-4122023

https://pethelpful.com/fish-aquariums/How-to-Build-Your-Own-Acrylic-Aquarium
This article someone built a 50gal tank and used .375" Acrylic.

https://www.professionalplastics.com/professionalplastics/BuildingAnAquarium2.pdf
This is another article that suggests 3/8"