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lockrookie 12-29-2011 04:00 AM

bullet resistant glass for fish tank
 
so on a funky note instead of all this boxing day ranting lol maybe i should build my front pane with bullet resistant glass... this way when my twin girls start flinging things at the tank it will survive lol

Skimmerking 12-29-2011 04:03 AM

Dude just. Come get my tank and cabinet and call it even

lockrookie 12-29-2011 04:16 AM

i just cant no room for it im pushing it with my new build. im all maxed out and i could never do that to you ..

unclesalty 12-29-2011 05:32 AM

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Originally Posted by lockrookie (Post 665471)
so on a funky note instead of all this boxing day ranting lol maybe i should build my front pane with bullet resistant glass... this way when my twin girls start flinging things at the tank it will survive lol


Back in my freshwater days I did actually buy a huge pane of bullet proof glass to build a huge glass/wood aquarium. Glass was a few panes pressed together and I think it was like a whopping 1-1/2" thick. Ended up moving and my dream never did take off.

lockrookie 12-29-2011 05:37 AM

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Originally Posted by unclesalty (Post 665498)
Back in my freshwater days I did actually buy a huge pane of bullet proof glass to build a huge glass/wood aquarium. Glass was a few panes pressed together and I think it was like a whopping 1-1/2" thick. Ended up moving and my dream never did take off.

but look at ya now your building a 180 ..it works out in the end

cuz 12-29-2011 05:39 AM

I'd probibly just die inside wanting to try shooting it just once!!! lol

unclesalty 12-29-2011 05:41 AM

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Originally Posted by lockrookie (Post 665501)
but look at ya now your building a 180 ..it works out in the end

I can't remember exactly as it was yrs ago but the bullet proof glass tank would of been hundreds of gallons. I think it was 6-8 ft long and 3 or 4 feet high and by whatever width I wanted. Was renting at the time so once it would of been built it woulda stayed there! lol

SeaHorse_Fanatic 12-29-2011 07:24 AM

Isn't bullet-proof glass actually acrylic? or is it specially layered glass?

unclesalty 12-29-2011 07:27 AM

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Originally Posted by SeaHorse_Fanatic (Post 665528)
Isn't bullet-proof glass actually acrylic? or is it specially layered glass?


The sheet I had I think was 6 pieces of 1/4" all pasted? together. Was one heavy sheet of glass

MarkoD 12-29-2011 12:33 PM

Wouldn't having glass that thick make it less clear and introduce more distortion?


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