What happened to acrylic being 70 times stronger than glass. With a support around the edges, it might be ok
Just my opinion
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It's not and never was.
I have heard various numbers thrown out there, but it certainly isn't 70x stronger, the highest I have heard is 17x stronger, but this is not really accurate, as "strength" is a combination of many factors. Acrylic is at least 10x more impact-resistant than glass, but it really isn't "stronger". Impact resistance is just one measure of strength, resistance to bending and hardness are a couple more measures, and in both these attributes glass is actually "stronger". That is why similarly-sized tanks are generally built with close to the same thickness material whether they are made of glass or acrylic.
