Glass thickness help

[Athleticfisherman]

I am planning on building a 8'x4'x2'height glass tank and am unsure of glass thickness if I use euro style bracing and have a plywood bottom. Should I use starphire glass or is standard glass ok? Also is a wood stand capable of handling a tank this heavy?
My final question is if I am only breeding stingrays in the tank am I ok with using a 600+ gallon rated fluidized bed or should I add a wet dry filter also. Any help would help greatly.


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[joe jaskot]

Here is an aquarium glass thickness calculator: http://www.theaquatools.com/building-your-aquarium

You can use either starphire or regular glass.

If properly constructed, a wood stand will be fine.

 

[David R]

I am planning on building a 8'x4'x2'height glass tank and am unsure of glass thickness if I use euro style bracing and have a plywood bottom.

So you want to know the thickness of glass required if the tank is euro-braced (ie around all four edges and nothing across the middle? If that is the case then I wouldn't rely on the numbers from the calculator posted above, as I believe those calculations are based on "standard" bracing, which for a tank of that size would be euro braces plus at least one, maybe two, across the middle. If you used standard bracing 12mm glass would be fine, if it were me I'd be opting for 15mm if using only euro bracing.

 

[Athleticfisherman]

So you want to know the thickness of glass required if the tank is euro-braced (ie around all four edges and nothing across the middle? If that is the case then I wouldn't rely on the numbers from the calculator posted above, as I believe those calculations are based on "standard" bracing, which for a tank of that size would be euro braces plus at least one, maybe two, across the middle. If you used standard bracing 12mm glass would be fine, if it were me I'd be opting for 15mm if using only euro bracing.

If I added a bracing piece to the middle would the 1/2 inch be fine?



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[David R]

Most likely, guess it depends how big the braces are. A friends 8x4x2' has only one centre brace but it is wider as are the end braces, my 240x120x70 has two across the middle and one at each end, but they are narrower.