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05-06-2011, 02:00 AM
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New Tank!
Well after some waiting & some pricing I will be building my own tank. I picked up a bunch of Starfire glass for $0! (some off colour, broken panes from a construction site) The largest piece is 48"X60".
I am hoping to build a 120gal (48x24x24) tank, but probably building something between 90 & 120 as the glass thickness is only 6mm. With Eurobracing & a centre brace I should be fine with it. Now I just have to seperate the dual pane glass & figure out the colour (see if it is too green or nice & clear) then figure out the sizes I have to build with. Wish me luck 
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05-06-2011, 04:35 AM
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What a great find. I wish you the best of luck. I know that many may give you advice and it is always up to you to disregard or not but my only 2cents is I might reduce the height to 18"-20" if you are going with 6mm.
When I built mine I used this chart as a guideline. http://saltaquarium.about.com/od/pla...Calculator.htm But it is up to you. Have fun and keep us posted. Joe
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210 Gallon slowly gaining population. Foxface, Naso, Coral Beauty, 2 Clowns, 2 Chromis, Orange Anthias, and Striped Goby.
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05-06-2011, 05:53 AM
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Is it laminated glass? How the heck can you separate it? Especially without scratching it (unless I'm missing something here...)
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05-06-2011, 01:02 PM
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Diddo on the thickness issue, way too big for 6mm. The biggest tank you can make with 6mm is a 55 gallon which is 48 x 20 but that glass is always tempered for added strength. Personally unless it was really shallow, I wouldn't build anything longer than 36" with 6mm.
Also glass used in commercial or residential applications these days is usually always tempered for safety. Make sure this is not the case before wasting your time, you cannot cut tempered glass. Last edited by sphelps; 05-06-2011 at 01:04 PM.
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