Starphire Glass Front - Tempered or Non-Tempered?

[kcress]

Thanks for that swearint.

Bean; Interesting links. You think the last one would sell a single piece for a tank to a retail customer?

 

[BeanAnimal]

Your best bet is to buy from a local glass dealer. If they give you an insane price, then call their bluff. A friend of mine ran his dads glass shop for years (now closed). The markup is whatever the owner thinks he can get out of you.

Recently I got prices for a "grey lite" (smoked grey glass) door for my custom in-wall AV rack. I needed (2) hinge holes and tempering. The piece was 48" x 24" I got prices from $56 to $350 for the same glass... The joke is that ALL quoted prices were resellers buying the glass from the SAME wholesaler/tempering house.

 

[Crazylikeafox]

Thanks everyone. My distributor in Atlanta refused to go below $72 a sq/ft so it looks like I will be taking a vacation to Tennessee to pick up a piece of glass. Using glasscages.com as my source the glass will be Non-Tempered, and from the information posted I believe that will ultimately be the best choice for my needs.

Look for my build thread to begin soon.

-Charles

ps. How about them Jackets over Miami .O

 

[BeanAnimal]

Did you tell your local shop that you will be going to pick the same glass up, at a fraction of the cost?

 

[Zoos]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13791920#post13791920 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Crazylikeafox
Thanks everyone. My distributor in Atlanta refused to go below $72 a sq/ft so it looks like I will be taking a vacation to Tennessee to pick up a piece of glass. Using glasscages.com as my source the glass will be Non-Tempered, and from the information posted I believe that will ultimately be the best choice for my needs.

Look for my build thread to begin soon.

-Charles

ps. How about them Jackets over Miami .O

Simply put, that's insane. I build tanks for a living, assuming that is 1/2" glass let me just tell you that they're overcharging you over $50 per sq/ft. I'm in Miami, and I know prices vary by city, but most things have a national average. Good luck.
Felix.

 

[kcress]

Zoos you are speaking Lo-Iron? It's sure better to have an approximate average price to work with. If $30/sqft is reasonable then I can feel confident in working down a local supplier.

Looking at my quoted prices ~$1,000/16.8sqft 3/4" = $60/sqft
Should I be looking further?

1/2" should be = ?

 

[nyvp]

what would you guys think is needed for a plywood tank front thats 120x48x48. There will be a 2" plate all around to hold it so the edges wont have all the pressure. I was hoping that 3/4 low iron was possible. if there was that much contact instead of a regular tank that is just help by the silicone. Ive seen the double 1/2" ones and dont like it there are always bubbles.

 

[nyvp]

I will try and call GC and see what they say

 

[davidgnome]

I have a question, if anyone is still apart of Reef central since this post is very old! I just acquired 4 panels of tempered glass for 30$. I live on the island of Guam which has very limited tanks and they are way over priced, so DIY is my only viable option. Can I build a tank that using front/back and side panels that are tempered? The measurements are 41" x 19 1/4" and 1/2" thick. The tank would essentially only need a special ordered bottom and bracing for the euro. If i do low profile/minimalist aquascape there is no chance of a rock falling (hopefully)... will the pressure and tension be okay with this glass being used? I could even do injection method to avoid putting the pressure of the glass on each other, but more on the silicon. Also there are a few very small chips on two of the corners.