225 gallon acrylic thickness

[Reefingislife]

Is 1/2" cell cast ok for a 60x32x24 tank with eurobracing?

Thanks

 

[hawaiianwargod]

Reefingislife
[welcome]

that should be good. My friend has 1/2 inch tank that size with euro bracing.

 

[Reefingislife]

Thanks for the info, i wont worry about it then.

 

[Acrylics]

IMHO, you will want a crossbrace though.

James

 

[Reefingislife]

Yes it has eurobracing with 2 holes in the top and connected in the center.

 

[daywn]

i'm putting together a 375 acrylic.it is 96X36X24 with 1" thick acrylic.i'm going to eurobrace it,but do i need to cross brace it to.

thanks......

 

[Acrylics]

Hi Daywn,
It would be a good idea. If you went with a 4" eurobrace and one 8" crossbrace - you'd have two openings that would measure 40 x 28" and the tank (if made well) would last a lifetime.
You *could* eurobrace it without crossbracing, but IMO in order to keep the structural integrity and deflection rates down - you'd have to make the eurobrace too wide for it to be worthwhile (roughly 8").

HTH,
James

 

[daywn]

thanks James,

i was gonna go with a 4" euro and two 4" cross braces,does that sound alright to you?.i'm gonna run a lumenarc 3 over each opening.

thanks again...

 

[Acrylics]

Sounds good

James

 

[wuelfman]

my 225 gallon 72 wide 30 deep 24 high uses 3/4
i get 0 bowing with it