Acrylic Panels - Sizes Available?

[Egon]

I'm thinking about having a tank built and I was wondering what is the most efficient size to build?

I would like to get the most bang for my buck so custom sizes are out of the question. For example, if I was going to build a plywood box I would build a 8X4X4 box using 4 complete sheets of 4X8 foot plywood and another sheet cut in half for the sides, 5 total sheets of plywood. No extra plywood and only one cut, basically just sawdust leftover.

Looking on the internet I found 4X8 sheets of acrylic, this is probably the most common i.e. "most efficient" use of acrylic giving me a 900+ gallon tank.

I was wondering if there are 10' or even 12' acrylic panels available and does the cost increase accordingly. A 12' panel is 50% larger than a 8' panel so is the cost 50% greater or does the cost jump up more for the larger sizes?

Any thoughts?

 

[Ocean Railroader]

I did ask this one company about the cost of a six foot deep ten foot wide planel that was three inches thick and it was $21,000 and then I asked the same place about the coast of a 14 foot long eight foot deep four inch thick planel and it came out to $40,000 but this website in general was far more expenssive then other places I have seen.

 

[mqktandy]

pieces are only produced in bulk in 8x4 pieces than are cut down from there. 99% of the places have to custom make anything larger than that which increases the price exponentially

 

[Egon]

pieces are only produced in bulk in 8x4 pieces than are cut down from there. 99% of the places have to custom make anything larger than that which increases the price exponentially

crap, that's what I thought also

Well, dang it, I'm getting a 900 then.

 

[Ocean Railroader]

With the 4 foot by 8 foot planel as a stardard size it means any super tank plans I've drawn up will have to use two or three of them lined up in a row

 

[fg4608]

Unless you go for 8 x 8 x 4...!

 

[jtalley]

Unless you go for 8 x 8 x 4...!

I was just about to suggest this, but reaching the middle would be...

I guess you have no door issue? this is limiting my tank upgrade at some point to probably be 8'x4'x30".

 

[Egon]

I have double front doors to my house. I think they open to 5' wide by around 7' tall? Whatever a standard double front door is?

I would really like to go 10X4X4 or even 10X5X4 but I'm getting into the custom big dollar panels........

 

[jtalley]

There was a 10x4x4 on ebay for a long time...

or there is a place in Ohio with a 10'x4'x30"...

 

[Egon]

really?...... e-bay huh? Gota check this out. Large used tanks is the best bang for the buck