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do you guys think an aquarium made of plexiglass with the glass being 3/4 of an inch thick is thick enough?

That realy depends on how big this thing is. I wouldn't recomned it just because the stuff scraches very easy. A little more detail would help us out a bit.

55G Planted tank thread
19G Container Pond
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well all in all the aquarium can hold 133 gallons so it is pretty large...

That is pretty big. Is this something that you are building or something you are looking to buy?

55G Planted tank thread
19G Container Pond
[IMG]http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y118/Wingsdlc/Ric

no it's someone who is selling it on in a local ad...it is listed as a vivarium but i just thought it might be good for an aquarium...

I own a few lizards myself. And to convert a tank to a vivarium. You need to cut out fan holes in the tank to create a flow of air circulation. Plus if it's a proper vivarium it will have polystirene tiles stuck to the outside - to keep the heat inside the tank. Alot of modifications are needed to convert a plain aquarium to a vivarium. So i'd imagine that this vivarium being sold might not be suitable to be used as a aquarium.

here...have a look at the ad...i know it's in french but i basically just want you guys to look at the picture....

http://www.lespac.com/search/index.php?cp=87&region=&a=&o=%2Fsearch%2Findex.php&r=3094&parindex=0&page=&total=&nbrpages=&categorie_titre=%5BAnimaux+-+Accessoires%2F%E9levage%2F+toilettage%5D&filename=%2Fvar%2Fwww%2Fnfs_FR%2Frecherche%2F87%2Fdistance%2F0%2F0%2F3094%2Fnull%2F0d00to0d00%2Fonon%2Fonon%2F0to0%2FB.1&orderby=distance&mots=3377011&tr=4&distancemax=0&agemax=0&yf=0&yt=0&prixfrom=De...&prixto=%C0...&offre=t&etatb=t&x=20&y=11

Sounds to me like it just makes it as far as functioning as an aquarium goes. Better you check out the webpage below. Look at the sheet under the heading "Aquarium Thickness Calculation".

http://cyro.custhelp.com/cgi-bin/cyro.cfg/php/enduser/std_alp.php?p_sid=kJ852S4g&p_lva=&p_sp=&p_li=

Hope this helps.

yeh i'd use borosilicat glass maybe 25mm thick and a brace of brass wireing around the top and bottom o the tank to stop the panes of glass from "creeping" apart which 'll give ya big mess
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Last edited by victa_fish at 13-Jun-2005 21:24

3/4 will be more than enough for a tank that size.....1/2 inch is actually all the thicker you would need it