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PostSubject: Re: Had an idea   Had an idea - Page 2 EmptySun Mar 14, 2010 8:46 am
Didnt mean to get off track sorry . I think he was looking for a glass substitute.
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PostSubject: Re: Had an idea   Had an idea - Page 2 EmptySun Mar 14, 2010 1:36 pm
yeah, a glass substitute, it would help brighten a tank cause the light has only one way 2 push through and thats the front of the tank.
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PostSubject: Re: Had an idea   Had an idea - Page 2 EmptySun Mar 14, 2010 1:45 pm
I don't see any reason why the tile concept wouldn't work for smaller cube or rectangular tanks. There are safety factors that are used to calculate glass thicknesses for tank builds, but up to about 17" of water depth I haven't had any problems with 1/4". I mention the 1/4" because it is relatively cheap and readily available. Once you get over that the cost escalates fairly rapidly. Also the 17" water height was with a top brace to help prevent the glass from bowing. I have std. 55g that was given to me with a broken center brace and I filled it just to see what would happen. The front glass actually bowed out almost 1/4" out of plumb at the top before I quickly drained it and repaired the brace.
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