Making two 120g tanks into 240g

[slowlyburn]

Any1 have any thoughts on removing the left side glass on one tank and the right side glass on the other and making a 10 footer? Have plex hold the seams together like people do when they block an old overflow?

 

[muckieman]

use a center brace better and looks cleaner there are sevarl threads about this somewhere try joing two 55g together

 

[ilikewomen]

the glass for the 120's might not be thick enough for a 240,how thick is the glass on ur 120's?

 

[muckieman]

glass thickness is only dependent on the highth of the aquiurm

 

[Bderick67]

the glass for the 120's might not be thick enough for a 240,how thick is the glass on ur 120's?

The glass thickness will not matter. The thickness would need to increase for a taller tank, since you will not be increasing the height there is no concern with thickness.

 

[muckieman]

The glass thickness will not matter. The thickness would need to increase for a taller tank, since you will not be increasing the height there is no concern with thickness.

agreed

 

[dominicolas]

I did this with 55s in an L. Im not sure if you will have enough strength at the seam to ho straight for 10 feet. Try it though!

 

[CichlidAddict]

The glass thickness will not matter. The thickness would need to increase for a taller tank, since you will not be increasing the height there is no concern with thickness.

I wouldn't say that's necessarily true. Height is definitely the more important of the 2 factors, but the longer the span of un-braced glass or acrylic the more it will want to bow.
I would put a brace on top where the two tanks meet just to be safe.

 

[fsc46]

How would the two panes of glass be joined?

 

[slowlyburn]

I wouldn't say that's necessarily true. Height is definitely the more important of the 2 factors, but the longer the span of un-braced glass or acrylic the more it will want to bow.
I would put a brace on top where the two tanks meet just to be safe.

The brace at the top is a definate. I want a 10 footer but don't want to spend the money nor am I allowed to spend that kind of money on fish. I guess if this doesn't work I will buy a 180 or 220 or something. I still some questions though on glass bonding. I know how I will do the top and bottom frames. I may even wrap a brace around the joined glass for safety.