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- From: laurence@cco.caltech.edu (Dustin Lee Laurence)
- Newsgroups: rec.aquaria
- Subject: Re: Building aquariums
- Date: 22 Jan 1993 01:07:49 GMT
- Organization: California Institute of Technology, Pasadena
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- A20076@waccvm.corp.mot.com (Dan Whitaker) writes:
-
- >I built a 90 gallon aquarium several years ago. I had no idea what
- >kind or thickness of glass to use so I played it safe and used
- >half inch plate glass with all the edges sanded smooth. It ended
- >up costing me more than I could have bought it for at that time.
- >It was a good experience though. I would like to attempt it again.
- >Has anyone any idea about what is the best kind of glass and what
- >thickness for different dimensions? Are there other suitable
- >materials available? How about Plexiglass?
-
- Adey & Loveland's _Dynamic Aquaria_ has a graph of suggested glass
- thicknesses for panes of given dimensions. FWIW, I would guess that
- you're still not going to save money if you need something thicker
- than quarter inch. This is what I will use for the windows in a
- planned sealed wood tank of my own.
-
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