Do I need bracing?

[Josh40996]

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On Tuesday when my glass cutter comes, I am going to be building a 16 gallon AIO tank. I would like some help on determining if I need braces?

The Plan:

It will be 18" long, 14.5" high and 14.5" back. The glass is non-tempered and is 5mm thick. However, the bottom pane is 12mm.




Thanks.

 

[Josh40996]

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[uncleof6]

Yes you need bracing. A full euro top and bottom will do. 5mm is too thin for this tank to not have bracing. Further, I would not recommend building any tank with less than 6mm glass (1/4".)

 

[Josh40996]

Yes you need bracing. A full euro top and bottom will do. 5mm is too thin for this tank to not have bracing. Further, I would not recommend building any tank with less than 6mm glass (1/4".)

Thank you, I guess I will be bracing it then. :fish1:

The glass is coming from my 30 gallon, I may have measured the thickness incorrectly... :rolleye1: