plywood and glass 18x6x4

[zennzzo]

Hmmm, interesting...
accordingto the above rendering that is one hell of a 1.87 gallon tank...
I thought he was talking 3,200 gallons +

What do you figure for approx 18foot run of glass to hold back a depth of 48"??!?

Like 1.75"-2" thick?
Thicker probably?

Plexiglass installed at 48" deep is 1.5" thick at least by industry standards...

 

[cypher1024]

Hey, he didn't specify units in his initial post!

 

[zennzzo]

Hey, he didn't specify units in his initial post!

Yeah, I see that..and with all the people seeking help to plan/build/design sub 2 gallon Monster Fish Tanks around these days, who would have assumed 3200+ gallons

 

[yogurt_21]

Hmmm, interesting...
accordingto the above rendering that is one hell of a 1.87 gallon tank...
I thought he was talking 3,200 gallons +

What do you figure for approx 18foot run of glass to hold back a depth of 48"??!?

Like 1.75"-2" thick?
Thicker probably?

Plexiglass installed at 48" deep is 1.5" thick at least by industry standards...

wow so that's a 72 square foot sheet of glass or acrylic. at 1.5" acrylic is 66$ a square foot. that's 4750$ for the acrylic alone.

Glass migth be cheaper but still upwards of 3000$ how about you go for 2 8 foot sheets of glass at 2.5 feet tall. then you could get away with 5/8" glass for 12-15$ a square foot. which with each being 20 square feet would cost you 360-600$ depending on local glass costs.

 

[snowy]

it will be made of glass and plywood/concreate

 

[Eric A]

Hows this?

External dimensions are 18'x6'x6'

Internal dimensions are 17'x5'x3.5'

 

[snowy]

wow thats perfect. thanks a lot!. now i just need to find the extra money to build this thing and.....

 

[yogurt_21]

wow thats perfect. thanks a lot!. now i just need to find the extra money to build this thing and.....

sigh so many projects, so little money. lol

yeah that mock up looks perfect. should be quite a sight when finished.

 

[Eric A]

I take pride in my drawings. I always do every detail, and colour them in.