Appropriate glass thickness for 1000gal* [Archive] - MonsterFishKeepers.com: "from what I was told. 1/4 glass is good up to 2 feet high. it doesn't matter how wide the tank is, it matters on how high the tank is. for some reason the higher the tank the thicker the glass. I think it has to do with the pressure of the weight of water. I see this in acrylic tanks as well as glass tanks. it seems you can have 2 tanks of equal gallons of water, one a high tank and the other standard, the high tank will have thinker glass. I checked out the site above, and I liked it. it is a good resource, everybody building a tank should use it. the only thing I can say is tell your friend to check into tempered glass. 1/4 temp. glass is = to 1 inch plate. 1/4 might be more expensive of equal size. but to buy a 1" think piece of plate will cost you a fortune. plus the plate glass would be very heavy, compared to the tempered glass. "
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