little help.... 6mm glass on 5ft tank

[moxxommox]

I found a tank, it's 5ft long, x 1ft wide x 1.5ft high...

the downside is, it's made of only 6mm glass...

I was looking for a new tank for my cichlids, but am a tad scared of using this tank since the glass is so thin, (I'm use to 10mm glass)

Any suggestions would be great on how I could Cheaply increase the strength of the glass, or should I just not bother.. build a wooden brace for it?



black = stand/hood and the brace to keep the tank together
grey = back of the tank, (more bracing)
white = tank (and for you smart A55's it's also the background)



cheers

 

[Steve_89]

Should be fine.

Its only 1.5' high. Height is what applies the pressure.

Iv'e had larger tanks than that made of 6mm. My 6x18x18 is...

 

[Timpon]

Like Steve said, it should be fine. I've seen tanks that size made from 4mm glass.

It's the height that normally determines the thickness of glass.

 

[metant]

Just like steve mentioned, I have also a tank that is made of 6mm glass and the size is 6ft x 1.5 ft x 1.5 ft.