12mm thickness for plywood aquarium glass?

[lr2423]

im planning on building a plywood tank 24W 48L and 36H. can i used 12mm glass for front?

 

[Lepisosteus]

15mm would be better

 

[Itsadeepbluesea]

Glass/Acrylic Thickness Calculations

This is a bit of a research compilation for building your own glass or acrylic tank. Please feel free to post up another great site or thread that discusses the same topic. The more we have listed, the better we can compare all of them and come up with some solid guidelines. Thanks

www.monsterfishkeepers.com

Here is a thread based on this from DIY section.