Hi, I have a dilemma between getting a 7x3x3 ft 1/2" tempered glass tank vs a 7x3x2.5 ft 1/2" regular glass tank. Will be adding braces to either one. But I have read reviews that say tempered glass tanks are not advisable because of the way it shatters. I appreciate any advice as I will have the tank made by next week.
7x3x3 ft Tempered vs 7x3x2.5 ft ordinary glass tank
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I like standard, or annealed glass, much better. Its much more versatile, as it can be recut or drilled if you ever need to.
Price is always a factor as well as size but if you plan on drilling then there is only one choice
tempered is safer, it breaks into small pieces. non tempered breaks into long sharp shards. get it predrilled and tempered. that's the best and safest way.
The glass is tempered for it to break safely when / if that occurs.
My man John speaks from experience of drilling tempered glass
True that!!! I don't recommend it
I’ve heard tempered glass isnt good for the reasons stated above...
Coz one small knock can literally cause the whole thing to shatter rather than just crack, especially under pressure on larger tank...
Coz one small knock can literally cause the whole thing to shatter rather than just crack, especially under pressure on larger tank...
FYI..... if you are considering tempered glass you should do some research regarding spontaneous breakage, a phenomenon that is well known in the glass industry. Personally I would go with regular annealed glass. https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/spontaneous-breakage-tempered-glass-what-possible-causes-max-koh
Do not get tempered glass. Tempered glass is meant to prevent injury by breaking all at once as soon as it meets its pressure threshold. What this means is say you bump the tank, with regular glass it cracks and maybe you get a leak you patch and that buys you time to find a new tank. Tempered glass gives out all together, you bump it and crack it and the crack spiderwebs dumping all the water out. Not to mention its cheaper to use regular glass but for either of those sized tanks I would go higher than 1/2. I use 1/2 Acrylic on my 325G and I often wish I went thicker and acrylic is stronger than glass.