140g center brace down!

[jesusjones]

So it turns out the tank is only 110 gal, not sure how (or when) I got that mixed up. Measurements are 72x20x22", LxWxH, with 10mm glass all around. I ended up putting a 17" wide 6mm thick center brace because I had a piece laying around. It looks like a more solid tank with the wide brace and I'm more confident in it.

Fish like not living in a bucket too

 

[itiwhetu]

Good fix, well done.

 

[kiko]

and here's an idea...why not add this into the forum's calculator?
when people put the size of the tank, show how much the thinkness of the glass should be

 

[itiwhetu]

and here's an idea...why not add this into the forum's calculator?
when people put the size of the tank, show how much the thinkness of the glass should be

I still think 12mm. But 10 is better than 9

 

[jesusjones]

and here's an idea...why not add this into the forum's calculator?
when people put the size of the tank, show how much the thinkness of the glass should be

I think for the most part, it is not something fish keepers really need to know, someone (the manufacturer) did that thinking and worrying for you. Showing people numbers from a calculator hidden behind a black box might cause more concern than reassurance for people (never mind wet floors).

This tank was a local build, I bought used, while myself planning to build a tank. I knew just enough to know it was a very economically built 110 Gal. But the seller happily used it filled up without concern so I didn't worry too much about it at the time.

Thank you everyone for chiming in, your comments helped me make my decisions and reaffirmed some things about this tank, much appreciated.

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