Aquarium construction glass thickness

[bumprdLo8]

Here once the basics of construction are mastered,here the biggest concern most people which have with building their own custom aquarium is determining the right glass thickness.People using aquarium glass which is too thick means spending money where they do not have to, and too thin which means spending sleepless nights listening for the telltale sounds of cracking glass and running water.All over the world a few ways in which people can economize on the construction of their new aquarium with little to no loss in strength or utility, but first let's cover some important factors about aquarium glass.

 

[dallasgoldswain]

while i agree, we use this calc here on our local South African forum
giving us a recommended thickness based on a safety factor, std is 3.8
it also allows basic what-if if you change the glass thickness
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/31594565/glasscalculator.xls