+Lamont Posted July 26, 2010 Share Posted July 26, 2010 I want to buy a 220g tank. It has a 1/2 " glass center brace but the tank is 1/4" acrylic. I would like to know is this normal or what? Why would it's have a center brace if it was not meant to hold water? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
offroadodge Posted July 26, 2010 Share Posted July 26, 2010 i wouldnt buy an acrylic tank, they scratch to easy. Just another thing to make it a pain in the azzzzzzz. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caferacermike Posted July 26, 2010 Share Posted July 26, 2010 Wait what? 1/4" thick" Are you positive about this? It won't hold. Generally you'll see 1/2" but closer to 3/4". My 125g sump was made out of 3/16th's acrylic but it is super braced do to all my sump chambers. The guy building it didn't even want to build it with the 3/16" until he realized it's just a bunch of 20g chambers. I've seen 3/8" used on 55g acrylic tanks. My 400g is 3/4". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prof Posted July 26, 2010 Share Posted July 26, 2010 That is not normal. As Mike said, 1/4" is way to thin. It should be 1/2" thick at a minimum and that is really pushing it on a 220. Unless the tank is 12+ feet long.... And it should not have a mix of glass and acrylic. Glass and acrylic are very difficult to bond together. Be wary of that tank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barderer Posted July 26, 2010 Share Posted July 26, 2010 +1 prof. Glass and acrylic don't bond together. And if its 1/4" it must be a turtle tank or something, because that would bust instantly with 220 gal in it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Lamont Posted July 26, 2010 Author Share Posted July 26, 2010 Thanks gentleman! I knew something wasn't right. 1/4" seemed to thin to me also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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