tempered glass

[jspatriots]

thats cool i just strap it to the roof of my volvo and meet you there lol

 

[lemcc]

what do you guys think one of these sheets retails for btw

I purchased a piece 2x8 3/8 thick tempered for $200

I would guess around $1000 each if its true tempered and the edges are finished which would be strange if they aren’t

 

[Tyler]

get it

 

[cancer69]

that would be sweet for a tank

 

[toomanyfishes]

i figure i might just use one sheet for a glass front on a plywood tank

How about a see through DIY tank with one sheet of glass on either side (4'-6' plywood ends and 8'x 4'-6'bottom). Now that would be a l\/lonster tank! Good luck!

 

[cichlid savage]

Tempered glass cannot be cut it will shatter into a billion million pieces. It is a better idea to use it as the front piece to a great plywood tank. post pics when you get it started. would look great in a 8 footer

 

[Eric L]

I vote you make a pentagon tank with 90 degree angles for the back wall and the sides and then make the tank stick out inoa little bit. That would be really complicated though but it would be so awsome. I think 12 to 14 feet would be good length for the back wall.

 

[CHOMPERS]

It looks like the fact that tempered glass can not be cut or drilled needs another repeat The tempering is a hardening process of the two surfaces, leaving the inside regular hardness. The purpose is for the hardened surfaces to propagate cracks so that in the event of an accident, there are not 100 ultra sharp knives flying around. The tempering process is done after the glass is cut to order. The only way to cut it again, is to remove the tempering, which requires a glass furnace. And no, your local glass shop does not have one and they can not cut it for you. If you are in a large city with a good glass market, they may take your pane and give you cut plate glass in return.

 

[rayman45]

It looks like the fact that tempered glass can not be cut or drilled needs another repeat The tempering is a hardening process of the two surfaces, leaving the inside regular hardness. The purpose is for the hardened surfaces to propagate cracks so that in the event of an accident, there are not 100 ultra sharp knives flying around. The tempering process is done after the glass is cut to order. The only way to cut it again, is to remove the tempering, which requires a glass furnace. And no, your local glass shop does not have one and they can not cut it for you. If you are in a large city with a good glass market, they may take your pane and give you cut plate glass in return.

pics of ur 18k pond

 

[the_deeb]

3/4" is pretty thick, but I'm not sure it's thick enough for a 4ft tall tank. Since you can't cut it you can't use it for the sides of a shorter aquarium. If you want to use the glass in a DIY aquarium the safest use would probably be as the base for a 4X8 tank. So if you're willing to buy the extra glass for the sides you could potentially build yourself some awesome tanks. As long as you're willing to settle for a fairly shallow aquarium the glass for the sides doesn't have to be that thick - 3/8" would probably work for a tank that's under 24" tall. That would give you 2 badass aquariums of around 500g each - those would be awesome stingray tanks.