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doomiedee

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I was doing a little looking into buying sheets of glass 3/4 of an inch thick . Its sold $21 a square foot . I planned on building a tank 6' long x 2' deep and 2' tall .ive read on another diy site that 3/4 is strong enough for aquariums up to 2' tall . So my question is 3/4" glass strong enough for the size tank I planned and will it matter if it is tempered glass.

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doomiedee

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Nvm about tempered glass question ive found the answer

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Why not just look for a used 180g. Thats the standard size. They are always popping up for sale. You can find them under 400 bucks on craigslist. Unless you really want to build one yourself for the satisfaction
 
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Im tight on money cause of my new born son and I would like to build it for the satication

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I believe tanks w those dimensions are usually built w 1/2" glass so 3/4" while safer is probably going to add quite a bit to your building cost.
 
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I have a 190gal with 3/4 glass. It's like 30" tall. I've never had any problems with it. Just make sure you have a center brace. I would have to agree with jsodwi though. After you buy glass, have it cut, silicone, and the time it's gonna take you to do this, you would have come out cheaper just buying a used one.

Not saying that you do bad work or anything but, I know I sure would sleep better at night knowing that the tank is not going to leak or fall completely apart and soaking my house with a 180gal of water. Just my 2 cents.
 
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dead wait said:
I have a 190gal with 3/4 glass. It's like 30" tall. I've never had any problems with it. Just make sure you have a center brace. I would have to agree with jsodwi though. After you buy glass, have it cut, silicone, and the time it's gonna take you to do this, you would have come out cheaper just buying a used one.

Not saying that you do bad work or anything but, I know I sure would sleep better at night knowing that the tank is not going to leak or fall completely apart and soaking my house with a 180gal of water. Just my 2 cents.
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it makes sense to buy a used tank but i've redone silicone before one my 20 high and it worked fine .i havent done all my homework yet on pricing everything out cuz i would have to build a stand also and buy the glass and rims and have it shipped to me so if its cheaper buying a used one i will just trying to find a way to buy or build a large tank
 
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