would 3/8" acrylic be thick enough???

[KMTaquarium]

would 3/8" acrylic be thick enough to build a 96Lx24Dx12H all acrylic aquarium?
would it be stable with a 3/4" thick 1" wide wooden brace on top and around top of sides and 3/4" thick 1" wide brace around bottom of sides and underneath?
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solid line= wood

thanks!
kevin
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[SteveP]

I'm not an acrylic expert, but 3/8" doesn't seem thick enough for such a long tank. I realize it's only 12" tall (You're going to a save ton of money on lighting! ), but it's still holding a lot of water, plus rock.

Steve
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[Anonymous]

hi.
see my comment on the main board.

 

[KMTaquarium]

its a propogation tank so the only rock in there would be the plugs

 

[fergy]

KMT-

According to Cyro, without a rim, your tank would need 0.419" acrylic. I would not count the rim you are planning as a structural rim.

If you went with a true acrylic top for this, you could use 0.280, in which case your 3/8 (truly 0.354) would be fine.

For grins, take a look at http://cyro.custhelp.com/cgi-bin/cyro.c ... MQ**&p_li=

BRIAN

 

[Bryan]

It MAY be strong enough, but the acrylic will bow out considerably adding a lot of visual distortion to the tank. Basically the tank will be a big eyeball?

 

[highrpm]

It will work as previously stated but the bow will be pretty ugly. My LFS has a 6' tank made of 1/2" acrylic, and it bows out about 3 inches in the center. If you used plenty of acrylic bracing on the top, it may be ok.

 

[Anonymous]

I have 4 tanks that are roughly 2' X 2' by 12 inches deep. I use them for growout and a refugium. My sump is the same height but about 12" by 5' long. I simply put a cross brace in the middle of the sump and there was minimum warpage. If you cross brace, you should have no problem with 3/8".