Glass or Acrylic on my DIY Pond?

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Hi,

I'm not sure if this is the right place for this but how do I determine what thickness and whether I should use acrylic or glass for viewing windows of an outdoor pond. The thing is, the pond is above ground so I just want the top 2' and the rest of the structure is concrete therefore its not going to supporting the full weight/pressure from the water.

With that in mind, which would be better - glass or acrylic?

Thanks in advance.

 

[[PIMPIN]]

Hi,

I'm not sure if this is the right place for this but how do I determine what thickness and whether I should use acrylic or glass for viewing windows of an outdoor pond. The thing is, the pond is above ground so I just want the top 2' and the rest of the structure is concrete therefore its not going to supporting the full weight/pressure from the water.

With that in mind, which would be better - glass or acrylic?

Thanks in advance.

Sorry I should give more details. Basically, now I have a 22'x15'x3' concrete pond which I'm expanding to 30'x15'x6' and in an effort to maximize viewing I thought it would be nice to if there were viewing windows. Given the size of the pond, costs would be prohibitive so I came up with this.

Sorry this is the first time I've ever used SketchUp so you'll have to forgive the bad quality. I might even go 8' with 2' in-ground but wouldn't height require thicker acrylic/glass or does putting them right at the top make that fact redundant?

Thanks again.

 

[[PIMPIN]]

Sorry I should give more details. Basically, now I have a 22'x15'x3' concrete pond which I'm expanding to 30'x15'x6' and in an effort to maximize viewing I thought it would be nice to if there were viewing windows. Given the size of the pond, costs would be prohibitive so I came up with this.

Sorry this is the first time I've ever used SketchUp so you'll have to forgive the bad quality. I might even go 8' with 2' in-ground but wouldn't height require thicker acrylic/glass or does putting them right at the top make that fact redundant?

Thanks again.

Ok given it another shot.

 

[Pharaoh]

Let's bring this back up and see if we can get you an answer.

Post up the exact length and height of the viewing windows and I'll figure it for you.