Glass thickness

[ShesEasy]

Been playing with the idea of biulding my own tank. I have a desire to make a 2'x2'x2' glass tank so about 60gal. So for those who have made tanks from scratch, what would be recommended for that much water in terms of thickness of glass. I was figuring least 10mm (3/8"...what ever is equivalent)

Thanks guys and gals

 

[SNAKEMANVET]

If you are using eurobraceing,then 3/8'' should be fine.If rimless I would use 1/2''.Rather be safe than sorry.

 

[uncleof6]

10mm would be ok for a euro-braced tank. (9mm would need a full rim, depending on skill level.) 12mm is adequate for a rimless build, but is a bit thin. For an amateur builder, asking questions about glass thickness, have a pro build it. This is a bit large for learning tank building skills.

Better safe than sorry, would be 15mm.

 

[ShesEasy]

Getting a Pro to biuld is out of the budget and not the point

But thanks for the sujestion