SRC Supporter ReDDeviLs Posted October 15, 2003 SRC Supporter Share Posted October 15, 2003 Hi,i have a few questions hope experts here would help to ans thankx, 1stly,when purchase a 5ft by 2 by 2ft custom made fish tank with sump.But what are the properties we should look for? i know the thickness of the tank shld be 10-12mm thick?correct me if im wrong,thx anymore to look for?i heard some shop owner talking abt the quality of the glass,like tempered glass. Quote [ ] [ ] Reef Reefing Reefed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terryansimon Posted October 16, 2003 Share Posted October 16, 2003 Hi,i have a few questions hope experts here would help to ans thankx,1stly,when purchase a 5ft by 2 by 2ft custom made fish tank with sump.But what are the properties we should look for? i know the thickness of the tank shld be 10-12mm thick?correct me if im wrong,thx anymore to look for?i heard some shop owner talking abt the quality of the glass,like tempered glass. for a tank that size, weight factor will play a highly important function. 12mm will be the minimum width for it, as anything less will be flirting with danger *I may be wrong* because of the weight factor involved in the massively huge tank, its supports aka the cabinet will have to be made of sturdy wood as well. check that all the beams are made from solid unrecycled and uncompressed wood. not running them down but generally recycled wood is normally weaker in terms of structure. then again I may be wrong. (= the long of the short of it is that the tank must be secured, and it must be able to cope with the tremendous load/strain placed onto the surface of the tank's glass by the water/live rocks and not to mention the sand bed *if you do intend to include one* mind sharing me where you got your quotation for your tank? for I'm also thinking of custom making a 4 by 2 by 2.5 for myself. sourcing around for quotations at this very present moment. (= Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member jc85 Posted October 16, 2003 SRC Member Share Posted October 16, 2003 On the thickness issue, this website should be able to clear your doubts http://www.fnzas.org.nz/glassthickness.0.html Quote Earth Conservation Blog My Marine Blog For All Sengkang Residents Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member marinebetta Posted October 16, 2003 SRC Member Share Posted October 16, 2003 Great link! Wish I had seen it before making my tank. Should be within specs but haven't (and not sure I want to ) done the calculations yet. I made my tank with 12 mm glass (5.5 ft with 0.5 ft overflow compartment so essentially a 5 ft) all round. Not sure why I did it but had the 3 viewing panes tempered and heat-soaked as well - probably an unecessary expense and also controversial. At that time, thought tempered should be stronger = better. Attached is a pic of the tank. Workmanship quite OK and this guy specializes in large tanks. Good service and knows what he is doing. would be advantageous if you speak mandarin or hokkien well - doesn't speak english well and I had some problems getting some ideas across esp over the phone! PM me if you want his contact. Quote Intelligent people talk about ideas...... Average people talk about things...... Small people talk about other people...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Supporter ReDDeviLs Posted October 16, 2003 Author SRC Supporter Share Posted October 16, 2003 for a tank that size, weight factor will play a highly important function. 12mm will be the minimum width for it, as anything less will be flirting with danger *I may be wrong* because of the weight factor involved in the massively huge tank, its supports aka the cabinet will have to be made of sturdy wood as well. check that all the beams are made from solid unrecycled and uncompressed wood. not running them down but generally recycled wood is normally weaker in terms of structure. then again I may be wrong. (= the long of the short of it is that the tank must be secured, and it must be able to cope with the tremendous load/strain placed onto the surface of the tank's glass by the water/live rocks and not to mention the sand bed *if you do intend to include one* mind sharing me where you got your quotation for your tank? for I'm also thinking of custom making a 4 by 2 by 2.5 for myself. sourcing around for quotations at this very present moment. (= ok sure,i'll start to hunt arnd during the wkends.. will let ya know abt pricing. Quote [ ] [ ] Reef Reefing Reefed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Supporter ReDDeviLs Posted October 16, 2003 Author SRC Supporter Share Posted October 16, 2003 Great link! Wish I had seen it before making my tank. Should be within specs but haven't (and not sure I want to ) done the calculations yet. I made my tank with 12 mm glass (5.5 ft with 0.5 ft overflow compartment so essentially a 5 ft) all round. Not sure why I did it but had the 3 viewing panes tempered and heat-soaked as well - probably an unecessary expense and also controversial. At that time, thought tempered should be stronger = better. Attached is a pic of the tank. Workmanship quite OK and this guy specializes in large tanks. Good service and knows what he is doing. would be advantageous if you speak mandarin or hokkien well - doesn't speak english well and I had some problems getting some ideas across esp over the phone! PM me if you want his contact. hey there,u mind giving me the address to this guy? thnkx thx jc85 for the link too! Quote [ ] [ ] Reef Reefing Reefed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Supporter ReDDeviLs Posted October 16, 2003 Author SRC Supporter Share Posted October 16, 2003 can i have like e.g length,width,ht 12mm and base 15mm thick? Quote [ ] [ ] Reef Reefing Reefed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
123 Posted October 16, 2003 Share Posted October 16, 2003 Understand from some glass makers that sealant weaken and might give way after a life span of 4-5years for salt-water tank. Anyone out there can give advice to kill my curosity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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