arc eye
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I want to do a large rimless/brace less tank. The dimensions I am looking at doing are somewhere between 42"-48" in length, 30" in depth, and 18"-20" tall.
My goal is to peninsula the tank and have it look slightly off cube after accounting for a large coast to coast overflow in the back.
I was thinking of going with acrylic mainly for strength and clarity. I plan on having the tank made before I move to California in a year or so. My thoughts were that a large paned acrylic tank would stand a better chance of survival than a thinner paned starfire tank in the event of a sizable earthquake.
However, I spoke with a local acrylic tank builder and they weren't sure if a 1" acrylic tank of these dimensions could safely be done without at least some sort of corner braces.
If I were to go acrylic does anyone know how thick I would need to go?
I also thought acrylic would be cheaper, but after talking with TAP Plastics it looks like 1" acrylic sheets are going for around $32.85 per square foot. At that price glass almost seems cheaper...................although I haven't really investigated this yet.
Anyone else looked into something similar?
Any thoughts more than welcome.
Thanks in advance!
My goal is to peninsula the tank and have it look slightly off cube after accounting for a large coast to coast overflow in the back.
I was thinking of going with acrylic mainly for strength and clarity. I plan on having the tank made before I move to California in a year or so. My thoughts were that a large paned acrylic tank would stand a better chance of survival than a thinner paned starfire tank in the event of a sizable earthquake.
However, I spoke with a local acrylic tank builder and they weren't sure if a 1" acrylic tank of these dimensions could safely be done without at least some sort of corner braces.
If I were to go acrylic does anyone know how thick I would need to go?
I also thought acrylic would be cheaper, but after talking with TAP Plastics it looks like 1" acrylic sheets are going for around $32.85 per square foot. At that price glass almost seems cheaper...................although I haven't really investigated this yet.
Anyone else looked into something similar?
Any thoughts more than welcome.
Thanks in advance!