4'x4'x2' owners please look

[schrader]

I have a 8x2x2 240g tank in storage but I think I am going to build a 4x4x2 tank instead.With thickness is the glass or acrylic on your tanks?Is it rimless or braced and how?I am just getting ideas for when I am done building our house I can build the tank I want.
Thanks!!

 

[Ketchup]

I think for 4x4x2 you will need at least 15mm on glass.. acrylic should be thinner... I recall there's a calculator somewhere... let me see if i can find it.

 

[Ketchup]

http://www.theaquatools.com/building-your-aquarium
Think this is the one but this may not be for marine tank.

 

[kmu]

my 48x48x24 cube has 3/4" acrylic all around and its eurobraced 6" with 3/4" acrylic also...

No bowing at all...

 

[SNAKEMANVET]

Most glass cube tanks have 1/2'' sides and 3/4'' bottom with eurobraceing top and bottom.

 

[schrader]

So let me try and explain what I was thinking.I would build the whole tank from 1/2" glass .Then I would put a 2" to 4" strip layed flat all the way around the bottom of the tank on the inside.Then for the top put a 4" to 6" strip all the way around flush with the top lip of the tank and add gusets? on top of that on the corners.Does anyone see any problems with the way I am thinking of doing this?The tank will be trimmed out so the top and bottom lip wont be showing.

 

[Ken Sellick]

What type of glass, is it tempered, Starphire
Any earthquakes in your area?

 

[schrader]

No earthquakes. and it will be plate glass.

 

[SNAKEMANVET]

That should work.

 

[schrader]

Now if I can sell some of my tanks!!

 

[lucidheights]

1/2" on 3 sides, 3/4" on the bottom and back (i have a external overflow), eurobraced, Starphire glass.

 

[schrader]

Mine will be a 360 view.Is it true Starphire glass is weaker then plate glass?

 

[kmu]

Mine will be a 360 view.Is it true Starphire glass is weaker then plate glass?

Some people say starphire scratches easier... I think in most cases its got more to do that starphire us used more on rimless tanks which make it more vulnerable...