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Fish_lover
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hey all i'm considerin gettin a new tank, size of 4ft by 1.5ft by 1.5ft....the side glass are 6mm thick, while base is 10mm thick....are these width dimensions too thin for a tank of this size?
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Fish_lover,

Tanke a look at [link=This Thread]http://www.fishprofiles.com/files/forums/Technical%20Tinkering/62771.html" style="COLOR: #ff6633[/link], it talks about glass thickness and has a few links in it.

Hope this helps,

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I think they're fine, as long as you have some support in the middle of the tank. 6 to 8 mm is good for 4 foot tanks.


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Fish_lover

Not a problem rather unusual for such a thick bottom. I have recently seen some moulded glass tanks with 6mm front/sides as it is all one piece.

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hey guys, thanks for all the replies~!
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