Building glass tank

So if you plan on making the tank from those two pieces of 5.5' x 1' glass, your max length would be 2.75' and your max depth 1' and max height 1'. 1/4" glass should be fine for that. That would be just over 20 gallons. It would be very similar to a 20L, just three inches longer. Now, I don't cut my own glass (I take it to Iowa Glass), but based on the cost of getting the glass cut (around $6), silicone cost (around $10), corner braces (to hold the glass in place during assembly, not sure of cost), and how much time it would take me, I think it would be more cost effective to buy a 20L versus trying to build your own. Now if you want to supplement that with more glass, then you could build a bigger tank, but I'm not sure how big you would want to go with 1/4" glass. If you were working with 3/8" glass and had more of it, then the cost proposition would be different...but I'm not sure that amount of glass is worth spending your time on.

Just my two cents.

--AJ

 

Just throw a chiller on it /DesktopModules/ActiveForums/themes/_default/emoticons/wink.gif That would be a pretty cool tank. Just do the actual tank walls then put some foam board insulation and then another layer of wood. Sorry just got me brainstorming ways of keeping it cool.

 

I was assuming that those two pieces of glass were all that you had to build the tank from.   
For a tank that long, I would be careful with 1/4" glass.  Any tank over 4' is typically 3/8" glass or tempered glass.  Now grated, it's typically taller and deeper, but still, would warrant some additional research to see if the 1/4" glass would be sufficient for your purposes.
--AJ