yellowslayer13 Posted January 14, 2009 Share Posted January 14, 2009 cow kid what do you think Quote Link to comment
thecowkid Posted January 14, 2009 Share Posted January 14, 2009 Sorry I didnt mean to overlook your question. It all depends on the look your wanting to go for. I actually love the look of the long and low tanks that are made of .5" acrylic. I just looks really neat in my book. But you could safely build that tank out of 3/8". Quote Link to comment
yellowslayer13 Posted January 14, 2009 Share Posted January 14, 2009 all it would be is a fish holding tank so I will do it out of 3/8ths Quote Link to comment
coolwaters Posted January 15, 2009 Share Posted January 15, 2009 If your going rimmed you can do it with 3/16" Rimless 1/4" will bow a but not much at all. 1/2" is way overkill for the tank your planning on building. here is a chart that is used by the pros. Aquarium Height Sheet Thickness 1 to 12 inches 1/4 inch 12 - 18 inches 3/8 inch 18 - 24 inches 1/2 inch 24 - 30 inches 3/4 inch whats about right. also you might consider euro bracing. mines was 8" tall and 14" wide and there was a 1/4" bow. its not all about height its about width too. Quote Link to comment
fishez4alivin Posted January 16, 2009 Share Posted January 16, 2009 I think with reef tanks, if you use a wavemaker or controllable powerhead, like a vortech, you need to overbuild. I made a 36x24x16 and it is bowing. That was made with 3/4" cell cast. If I did it again, I would either go 1" or put a eurobrace in it. Quote Link to comment
davidncbrown Posted January 23, 2009 Author Share Posted January 23, 2009 Well I decided to go for 1/4" cell cast. Its going to be 12"h x 12"w x 16"l. The filter section will be 4" made from 1/8" black acrylic similar in design to a nano filter. Euro brace on top, and the front of the tank will be 90 degree bends, not glued for added strength. I'll create a thread following my progress once I start building. Quote Link to comment
travisurfer Posted January 25, 2009 Share Posted January 25, 2009 My 20H didn't really bow until over 6 months of being setup. Quote Link to comment
Szabbath Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 Hello I am thinking of making a 72” x 24” x 18” aquarium from 1/4 “ commercial grade cast acrylic. I am planning on bracing it about every foot on the top rim with cross pieces. Does anyone know if this will work? Has anyone tried this before? Quote Link to comment
This guy is extra salty Posted February 21, 2019 Share Posted February 21, 2019 No it won’t doesnt have enough structural integrity if it was a sump with baffles 12-24 in with eurobrace yes you can do that otherwise it will fail .750 or 1in acrylic will work with your dimensions and bracing Quote Link to comment
not giving my name Posted March 21, 2019 Share Posted March 21, 2019 so say I want to make a 60 gallon fresh water tank out of acrylic how thick does it need to be Quote Link to comment
Christopher Marks Posted March 21, 2019 Share Posted March 21, 2019 48 minutes ago, not giving my name said: so say I want to make a 60 gallon fresh water tank out of acrylic how thick does it need to be It depends on the tank dimensions, can you share them? Quote Link to comment
jon69 Posted June 4, 2019 Share Posted June 4, 2019 On 1/14/2009 at 5:33 AM, calvin415 said: Here's the 1/2" one that eventually bowed... cool a little lost for word i like it still working out where you hid every thing mmm? 1 Quote Link to comment
Liam honl Posted July 10, 2019 Share Posted July 10, 2019 I am making a fish tank that is 30 gallons. For the thickness of my acrylic glass should it be 5/8 Quote Link to comment
This guy is extra salty Posted August 6, 2019 Share Posted August 6, 2019 On 7/10/2019 at 8:44 AM, Liam honl said: I am making a fish tank that is 30 gallons. For the thickness of my acrylic glass should it be 5/8 It depends on dimensions, and if it is a six sided box. Quote Link to comment
Bobosauras Posted September 2, 2020 Share Posted September 2, 2020 Hello. I want to build an acrylic aquarium 64''L*24''W*x24H'' (22''H of water). 5/8' is a good thickness or i should go for 3/4? Top bracing must be out of a full sheet of acrylic or can it be from pieces like glass aquariums? Thanks for your time Quote Link to comment
fishez4alivin Posted October 7, 2020 Share Posted October 7, 2020 On 9/2/2020 at 1:40 PM, Bobosauras said: Hello. I want to build an acrylic aquarium 64''L*24''W*x24H'' (22''H of water). 5/8' is a good thickness or i should go for 3/4? Top bracing must be out of a full sheet of acrylic or can it be from pieces like glass aquariums? Thanks for your time I built a 36x24x18 and used all 3/4" and didn't get bowing and it was rimless. The size of tank you are building will need a brace I'm sure. You can use 4 strips to brace, once it's all chemically welded together it's one piece. Quote Link to comment
This guy is extra salty Posted October 8, 2020 Share Posted October 8, 2020 On 9/2/2020 at 3:40 PM, Bobosauras said: Hello. I want to build an acrylic aquarium 64''L*24''W*x24H'' (22''H of water). 5/8' is a good thickness or i should go for 3/4? Top bracing must be out of a full sheet of acrylic or can it be from pieces like glass aquariums? Thanks for your time .750 will be fine a brace or two will suffice or as you said a 6 sided box 📦 Quote Link to comment
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