130 gallon aquarium build with euro bracing!

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Currently gonna be building a 130 gallon aquarium being 56 inch long, 22 inch width and 24 inch height, i am gonna be using 1/2 inch glass with euro bracing, is it gonna hold? Or should I do bottom bracing aswell as euro bracing? Or would that be overkill? What should the thickness of the glass be for euro bracing?

Sorry this is my first time making quite a decent sized tank Lol
 
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In my opinion you cannot over build/engineer. 1/2” or 5/8” will be fine but more bracing or full top the better.
 
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In my opinion you cannot over build/engineer. 1/2” or 5/8” will be fine but more bracing or full top the better.
Thank you, but sadly, i can't get glass which is over 12mm (1/2") from where I live/city, so I guess that i am just gonna do a full top euro bracing, and if I still feel unsafe maybe some bottom bracing aswell, though I am not really a fan of bottom bracing, it takes a lot of water volume, still haven't started the build since my stand is still in the making, stands gonna arrive this week
 

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12mm should work just fine as long as it's built correctly. A friend of mine has a custom tank very close to that size made with regular 1/2" float glass.
 

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Thank you, but sadly, i can't get glass which is over 12mm (1/2") from where I live/city, so I guess that i am just gonna do a full top euro bracing, and if I still feel unsafe maybe some bottom bracing aswell, though I am not really a fan of bottom bracing, it takes a lot of water volume, still haven't started the build since my stand is still in the making, stands gonna arrive this week
According to one calculator 12mm (roughly 1/2") is fine, at least for sides.
This is "free standing" and not braced.
Bracing will sig. stiffen it.
Not sure what do do w/ the bottom but unless your are running any plumbing through it you "could" get 1/2 tempered for it.
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According to one calculator 12mm (roughly 1/2") is fine, at least for sides.
This is "free standing" and not braced.
Bracing will sig. stiffen it.
Not sure what do do w/ the bottom but unless your are running any plumbing through it you "could" get 1/2 tempered for it.
glasscalc130.JPG
Oh, I will be doing plumbing through the sides of the glass, so I guess getting tempered will save me from doing a bottom bracing, thank's!
 
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The stand arrived today, so, I am going to the store to get the glass, what should be the thickness of the plywood under the aquarium? I thought of getting a 1/2mm one and then put a 1 inch thermocol on, what do you guys think?
 

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