acrylic tank build questions

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hey everyone. in the planning stages of my first foray into building an acrylic tank. been doing a lot of research but had a couple questions covering the finer details.

plan is for a 48"Lx26"Wx38"H peninsula style rectangle roughly 200 gallons.

plan to use 1" thick acrylic for all the panels. is this overkill for the sides, top, and bottom? can i go with 3/4"? ive ordered all 1" just to safe at this point.

i got a new 16" saw and set of guides but wanted some input on best blade type to use on thick acrylic. i was gonna go with this one:
https://www.amazon.com/Tenryu-AC-40...AC_SX236_SY340_FMwebp_QL65&keywords=tenryu+16"+saw+blade+120&dpPl=1&dpID=41IiHKe5fbL&ref=plSrch

got a pint of weld-on 40 ordered. will that be enough?

would appreciate any input or advice. thanks all.
 
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