75 gallon glass thickness

[Fishfiles1]

i just got a used 75 gallon, and the tank glass looks to be kinda thin, its 1/4 inch, the same as my 55, i had planed on resealing the tank, but i am having second thoughts about filling it with water. Do you think the glass is thick enough for water. and if not i can use this for my snake. thank you every one. how thick are your 75 gallon aquariums

 

[SubRosa]

Mine is 3/16" non tempered, but it's also an old Oceanic brand which used thicker glass than most off the shelf tanks. My AGA 65 is taller than a 75 and uses 1/4" non-tempered. I see no problem with 1/4" glass.

 

[Fishfiles1]

the brace is also different than any other that i have seen, but i guess that other brands may use different trim

 

[SubRosa]

Just make sure the brace is intact before filling the tank. It's definitely there for a reason.

 

[Fishfiles1]

ya it seems to be split, one have has the brace connected on both ends, and the other doesn't connect at all. i do not think this will cause any problems though seeing how the brace still is used

 

[Fishfiles1]

i just noticed that the side glass does not sit ontop of the bottom glass, they sit on the bottom of the frame.

 

[Narwhal72]

That is called a floating bottom and is common in rimless aquaria. You don't generally see that in framed aquaria.

Andy

 

[Fishfiles1]

could this mean that it is for the reptile, that and thin "1/4in" glass

 

[funkman262]

Thickness is related to the height of the tank, not the total volume (length isn't really important when braces are used). Seeing as how the thickness of the 75g (20" tall) is the same as your 55g (21" tall), I don't see why it would be a problem.

Mine is 3/16" non tempered, but it's also an old Oceanic brand which used thicker glass than most off the shelf tanks.

I'm assuming you meant to say 3/8" which would make it 50% thicker than the OP's tank (if it was 3/16", that would make it thinner than the OP's tank making your statement about the old tank having thicker glass incorrect). The older, non-tempered tanks were thicker and I believe did not include a brace. New tanks are built thinner because they use tempered glass which is stronger. Thicker glass is still used on rimless tanks though to compensate for not having any brace.

 

[SubRosa]

Thickness is related to the height of the tank, not the total volume (length isn't really important when braces are used). Seeing as how the thickness of the 75g (20" tall) is the same as your 55g (21" tall), I don't see why it would be a problem.



I'm assuming you meant to say 3/8" which would make it 50% thicker than the OP's tank (if it was 3/16", that would make it thinner than the OP's tank making your statement about the old tank having thicker glass incorrect). The older, non-tempered tanks were thicker and I believe did not include a brace. New tanks are built thinner because they use tempered glass which is stronger. Thicker glass is still used on rimless tanks though to compensate for not having any brace.

You're right in regards to the thickness being 3/8", but Oceanics actually used a much more substantial glass brace.