Is This Safe?
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sounds like a big flood waiting to happen.
yes, the pressure will be the same on the side walls at a certain depth as it would be on the front/back panels at the same depth.
pressure is a function of water depth.
so I don't know why they would have had the tank built with end walls half the thickness of the front/back panels. perhaps they ran out of money and had to use thinner stuff??
whatever the reason, I would not trust it. it could hold water fine and then one day you come home to a giant mess.
yes, the pressure will be the same on the side walls at a certain depth as it would be on the front/back panels at the same depth.
pressure is a function of water depth.
so I don't know why they would have had the tank built with end walls half the thickness of the front/back panels. perhaps they ran out of money and had to use thinner stuff??
whatever the reason, I would not trust it. it could hold water fine and then one day you come home to a giant mess.
Pictures of how it's built would help but short of filling it and testing it then it's difficult to say. Because it is only 50cm wide there is less scope for the glass to bend out from the pressure down the sides that there is along the front and back.
How well braced it is might be the key, you said there was triangles in the corners but are they just flat pieces of glass at the bottom or do they go all the way up the seam from bottom to surface?
Setting it outside and filling it with water might be the best bet if it's not worth much to you otherwise get the builder to take it back and prove it holds to you. You said it was leaking, why was that?
How well braced it is might be the key, you said there was triangles in the corners but are they just flat pieces of glass at the bottom or do they go all the way up the seam from bottom to surface?
Setting it outside and filling it with water might be the best bet if it's not worth much to you otherwise get the builder to take it back and prove it holds to you. You said it was leaking, why was that?
according to the glass thickness calculater that is a safety factor of 1.4 so it will hold water but a minimum standard to build by is safety standard of 2.5 I would not have this near any big fish. I would be worried about it all the time. basically one goo bump and you have the entire contents on the ground. if its tempered glass then its a bit better but not really. tempered may be able to handle more pressure but when it goes you have a million little pieces and all the water on the floor instantly. I would give the tank back. thats scary unsafe.
if you set up this tank as is, make sure you have no small children around.
if one of those extra thin side panels were to break/blow, a child could be killed from that much weight/force coming down at once.
scary stuff if you ask me.
if one of those extra thin side panels were to break/blow, a child could be killed from that much weight/force coming down at once.
scary stuff if you ask me.
