Where to obtain Low Iron glass?

[ReefDoctorMicromussas]

Ok I enter this forum with head bowed asking for your advice and guidance

I am building a 400gallon Plywood bodied tank with glass front... 96"X30"X32" I was going to purchase Starphire glass for the front but found that it is only manufactured up to 1/2" thick.. per my calculations for the glass in the front of this tank I need it to be at least 16mm thick (about 5/8") I have found other Low Iron companies with a similar take... Optiwhite, Daimanta, Ultrawhite ect. What do you have in your large tanks? should I just fall back on regular glass? special treatments ect? anything I need to know or that you could offer would be appreciated.

 

[boxfishpooalot]

Did you try the local glass places in the phone book? Every glass shop will order it in Canada.

Or try your lfs, they usually make tanks and might be willing to sell you it for a hefty price tag..

 

[JayS]

http://www.gwiweb.com/

In Houston, not to close to ya.

 

[ReefDoctorMicromussas]

Yes all of those places can get it in up to 1/2" .... the problem is that for a tank this large it has to be 16mm thick

 

[apjunky]

I ordered my glass from Will at Aquarium Obsessed , 3/4"x127"x36" .

 

[ReefDoctorMicromussas]

hmmm I try that... much less response here than I thought
Thank you to those of you who tryed

 

[boxfishpooalot]

Im not sure how truthfull it is but, tempered glass is a lot stronger than regular.

Maybee see if you can get that glass tempered in that thickness, i think that would be sufficeint.

Tempered is refered to as safe glass. If it breaks, its just like the car window, rather than crack it shatters.

 

[massman]

Diamante is available in 19mm.

 

[David MC Lee]

I got mine here
http://www.dependableglass.com/dec-lowiron.html