acrylic thickness

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mr giant gourami

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im lookin for a sheet of acrylic the size of 8ft x 2.5ft for my soon to be 9x5x2.5 plywood tank how think would this have to be i have no idea on acrylic thickness am i looking at 30mm to 40mm?? any help would be great so i can start to find out prices thank
 
I found this somewhere on the web..
Acrylic used for Aquariums should be Cell-Cast.
Do not use Extruded for anything taller than 12".

Thickness only applies to tanks 8 feet or less in length:

up to 12 inches - 1/4 inch
12 - 18 inches - 3/8 inch
18 - 24 inches - 1/2 inch
24 - 30 inches - 3/4 inch

According to this I would probably go with 25mm - 1".
 
Plecosterone;1739739; said:
I found this somewhere on the web..
Acrylic used for Aquariums should be Cell-Cast.
Do not use Extruded for anything taller than 12".

Thickness only applies to tanks 8 feet or less in length:

up to 12 inches - 1/4 inch
12 - 18 inches - 3/8 inch
18 - 24 inches - 1/2 inch
24 - 30 inches - 3/4 inch

According to this I would probably go with 25mm - 1".


1 inch cell cast ok :)
 
It also depends on support.. Not having it supported across the top edge means you'de have to go thicker....
 
spiff;1742917; said:
It also depends on support.. Not having it supported across the top edge means you'de have to go thicker....

yes this assume a top cross brace thanks for the reminder :)
 
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