marinelife
Active member
I am currently looking into building a wood tank with a large viewing panel on the front and a small one on one side. My question is about the large one.
Would 1" thick acrylic be good for a 86" x 48" panel? The water level would be over the top of the panel. I have posted a picture of the tank design (sorta bad picture). What do you think, is 1" good enough? I was thinking of a larger panel say 86" x 60" but the easiest to find and best price panels are 96"x 48" and can be cut down to the 86" I need.
A little background on why this size tank, the only way for me to upgrade tanks at this time is to make it fit in the spot my current tank is in, so taller it has to be.
Would 1" thick acrylic be good for a 86" x 48" panel? The water level would be over the top of the panel. I have posted a picture of the tank design (sorta bad picture). What do you think, is 1" good enough? I was thinking of a larger panel say 86" x 60" but the easiest to find and best price panels are 96"x 48" and can be cut down to the 86" I need.
A little background on why this size tank, the only way for me to upgrade tanks at this time is to make it fit in the spot my current tank is in, so taller it has to be.
