Thoughts on 96 Inch with 1/2 inch glass??
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My tank is 96x24x24 and 1/2 glass. It's eurobraced 3in strip on the front and back and ends that are 1/2 thick. I have 2 center supports that are 8in wide and 1/2 as well. I bought the tank used and it needed to be resealed and when I started taking it apart I broke the front. I contacted a local tank builder to get the new glass and this is what he recommended I do. The tank had no eurobracing before just the center supports. The tank has no bowing and is fine. The pklace I bought the glass from also builds their tanks this size with 1/2 glass as well.
Big difference in price. what type of warranty the 1/2 inch manufacturer offers?
dahenley
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my 240 is (96 x 24 x 24) is made of 1/2 in glass.
i do not have any wave motion or anything like that, so i am happy with 1/2
if your going with 4 vortechs and you think you will get a lot of back and forth motion and wave action, i would do the 3/4 mainly because you have more silicone holding the seams and there will be less stress.
if your vortechs are going to be on a simple flow pattern and just a softie tank, then 1/2 should be fine.
your almost doubling the price of the tank with 3/4 but your getting a lot more tank (weight) and security. the sad part is no one wants to sink more money up front, but later on they always wish they would have.........
i have never found anyone that wished they would have built a cheaper tank or thinner..
just my opinion.
i have front and back bracing with 4 cross braces. i like the multiple thinner bracing verses the 2 super wide ones.
but its your tank, and dont forget to start a build thread and keep us informed.
also, with a deeper tank, (front to back) i would look into bottom bracing. it is just added security and thats also where all the pressure is.
i do not have any wave motion or anything like that, so i am happy with 1/2
if your going with 4 vortechs and you think you will get a lot of back and forth motion and wave action, i would do the 3/4 mainly because you have more silicone holding the seams and there will be less stress.
if your vortechs are going to be on a simple flow pattern and just a softie tank, then 1/2 should be fine.
your almost doubling the price of the tank with 3/4 but your getting a lot more tank (weight) and security. the sad part is no one wants to sink more money up front, but later on they always wish they would have.........
i have never found anyone that wished they would have built a cheaper tank or thinner..
just my opinion.
i have front and back bracing with 4 cross braces. i like the multiple thinner bracing verses the 2 super wide ones.
but its your tank, and dont forget to start a build thread and keep us informed.
also, with a deeper tank, (front to back) i would look into bottom bracing. it is just added security and thats also where all the pressure is.
i have a 96 x 36 x 36 and it's 3/4"glass. it also has euro bracing and cross braces. if you can do euro only, that would be my choice, if not, then minimize the cross braces. they are hard to work around and a PITA. seems like they are always in the way.
for a thousand bucks i'd go for the 3/4"... as mentioned above, if you can afford a tank that big then this small difference shouldn't matter, i'm thinking total cost and operating costs.
for a thousand bucks i'd go for the 3/4"... as mentioned above, if you can afford a tank that big then this small difference shouldn't matter, i'm thinking total cost and operating costs.
My 300 is built with 1/2 on the sides and 3/4 on the bottom, It was like moving a tank, I could not imagine the tank bulit with 3/4 all around.
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