The start of my monster tank 8x2x30"

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AndrewMack

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so I ordered a sheet of 8x2x3/8" tempered glass today. Was wondering if that would be a large enough tank for an aro and a colony of fronts? the tank will be about 300g
 
well i just made a deal with the wife, so now i can make the tank up to 40" from the wall but i have a ton of HOB filters i plan on using so i was thinking 96x24x36" but i only plan on filling the tank about 22"s
 
I'm not too familiar with building a tank, but shouldn't you be using at least 1" thick glass for an 8ft tank?
 
Caoboy;2097554; said:
I'm not too familiar with building a tank, but shouldn't you be using at least 1" thick glass for an 8ft tank?
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No, depth matters more than width. Plus tempered is stronger than plate.

There is a stickey on glass thickness...
 
well my stocking dreams are, 1 silver aro, 2-3 ornates, colony of fronts, green terror,and school of bala sharks
 
PH is something fish can adjust themselves too. my plan for the tank is using 3/4" plywood, then going around the top,bottom and middle with a 2x4" or maybe some 1/4" angle iron.
 
I agree, I wouldn't try to mix the fronts and the aro. It just looks funny to me.

If you're going to make it 8ft long and 2 ft tall, go atleast 3ft deep for the aros sake.
 
AndrewMack;2098632; said:
... or maybe some 1/4" angle iron.
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1/4 inch ? perhaps 1 1/4 ?

You also may have a bit more reading to do...
 
Even though Height is more important,you still have to consider width and length. A 1/8in piece of glass wont work for a 4x4x1 tank.
 
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