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06/26/2006, 02:07 PM
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thickness of acrylic
I am looking into a 120"L x 30"W x 30"T tank for my basement. I know 3/4" is normally ok for 30" deep tanks, but with a 120" long tank do I need to make it 1" acrylic? It will have a 5"-6" eurobrace around the top.
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06/26/2006, 03:07 PM
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garf.org has a tank size calculator, goto the diy tank building section and enter you dimensions and it will give you volume, glass and acrylic thickness, and the cutlist.
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06/26/2006, 04:16 PM
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For a tank that large, I would think the top bracing (combing/eurobracing) would be larger, or you would go with a thicker material.
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06/26/2006, 04:27 PM
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i have a 98 x 30 x 26 with 3/4" acrylic... did you want it euro braced? if not 3/4 will be fine if you did want it euro i would go thicker...
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06/27/2006, 04:36 AM
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Thicker is better. If you can swing the $, go for the 1"
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06/28/2006, 12:05 AM
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I used 1" on my 120x36x24h. It's not exactly eurobraced--I used a steel frame around the top edge instead. No deflection. Very nice. I recommend it.
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