Weight of a glass tank

[sunkyokim]

anyone know if there is a tank weight calculator online that will tell me what the weight of my tank is based on the dimensions, and thickness of glass. im trying to find out how much its going to cost me to ship a 100 gallon tank, and based on some rough estimates, DHL is willing to do it for around a 100 bux, but i need to get the exact weight of the empty tank... so, if anyone knows the best way to get the weight measured, please let me know. thanks in advance for all the help!!


best,



sun

 

[CHOMPERS]

glass weighs .0903 lb/in^3

Calculate the amount of glass in cubic inches and multiply by .0903 and you will have the weight.

 

[aquanaut]

http://www.alysta.com/books/fishtank.htm

 

[Copeina]

Glass Thickness Weight
in. (mm) lb/ sq ft
0.125 -4 1.7
0.188 -5 2.5
0.25 -7 3.4
0.312 -8 4.2
0.375 -10 5.1
0.5 -13 6.7
0.625 -16 8.4
0.75 -20 10.1
0.875 -23 11.8
1 -26 13.5

 

[tankyou]

Or you could just ask a helpful aquarium dealer how much an average 100gallon weighs, since part of their business deals with shipping they would know. That is what I would do.