BEST PRICE FOR 475 GAL PLEXIGLASS TANK ?

Hi everyone. I am entering the aquarium maintained business and I am in the
market for Plexiglas tanks. Could some one suggest a best price supplier ?
My first order is for a 36 inch x 36 inch by 12 foot ( 144 inches long )
Plexiglas tank which is 475 gallons. Thanks.

Robert G Smith

If you're entering the aquarium business, you should probably first learn
how to calculate aquarium sizes ;-)

An aquarium of the size you mentioned is going to be 186,624 cubic inches
(36x36x144). At 231 cubic inches per gallon, that size would be about 800
gallons. I hope you're also aware that this will weigh well in excess of
four tons with water, substrate and rock and will almost certainly require
being kept in a basement or on an extremely well-reinforced floor.

wrote in message
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Hi everyone. I am entering the aquarium maintained business and I am in
the
market for Plexiglas tanks. Could some one suggest a best price supplier
?
My first order is for a 36 inch x 36 inch by 12 foot ( 144 inches long )
Plexiglas tank which is 475 gallons. Thanks.

Robert G Smith

Your right I did grossely miscalcuate the size. Can it really crush a
cement foundatin ?

Robert G Smith


"ParrotRob" wrote in message
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If you're entering the aquarium business, you should probably first learn
how to calculate aquarium sizes ;-)

An aquarium of the size you mentioned is going to be 186,624 cubic inches
(36x36x144). At 231 cubic inches per gallon, that size would be about 800
gallons. I hope you're also aware that this will weigh well in excess of
four tons with water, substrate and rock and will almost certainly require
being kept in a basement or on an extremely well-reinforced floor.

wrote in message
.. .
Hi everyone. I am entering the aquarium maintained business and I am in
the
market for Plexiglas tanks. Could some one suggest a best price
supplier
?
My first order is for a 36 inch x 36 inch by 12 foot ( 144 inches long )
Plexiglas tank which is 475 gallons. Thanks.

Robert G Smith

The thing to remember is this tank has a large flat surface on the
bottom, so while it does have a hugh weight, its distributed well. If
the area that the tank is going to sit can support the weight (ie a
ground floor or very strong, concrete type floor), then theres no
problem. just make sure that the weight will be distributed. If you
sit the tank on pillars, the surface area of the tanks bottom is
dramatically reduced and so more pounds per square inch will be
applied to the pillars. The more support the better. If you use
pillars on a reinforced floor, the make sure the weight is distributed
well across the floors structure.


"robert" wrote in message .. .
Your right I did grossely miscalcuate the size. Can it really crush a
cement foundatin ?

Robert G Smith


"ParrotRob" wrote in message
. net...
If you're entering the aquarium business, you should probably first learn
how to calculate aquarium sizes ;-)

An aquarium of the size you mentioned is going to be 186,624 cubic inches
(36x36x144). At 231 cubic inches per gallon, that size would be about 800
gallons. I hope you're also aware that this will weigh well in excess of
four tons with water, substrate and rock and will almost certainly require
being kept in a basement or on an extremely well-reinforced floor.

wrote in message
.. .
Hi everyone. I am entering the aquarium maintained business and I am in
the
market for Plexiglas tanks. Could some one suggest a best price
supplier
?
My first order is for a 36 inch x 36 inch by 12 foot ( 144 inches long )
Plexiglas tank which is 475 gallons. Thanks.

Robert G Smith

If price is a concern, you might want to re-think the size a little.

144" long sheets of good cell cast acrylic are not made with one exception but
you'll be paying waaaay too much for it.
The longest sheets are a touch over 120", anything over will require the sheets
to be "cast" or "seamed" together to get your 144" length. This requires a
bunch more work and will cost a bunch more money.
If you want the same capacity, go wider or taller to get the value.
Ideally, you would go to 96" length as even 10' sheets are considered
"oversized" and will not get the same commodity pricing that standard 8' long
sheets get. It is fairly standard for 10' sheets to be priced at between
50-100% more per square foot than 8' sheets, simply because it's an oversized
sheet.
Also, colors in 10' sheets are usually custom runs and minimums must be met.
Say you want a 10" long tank with a solid black back, well the fabricator has
to agree to buy 3 of these black sheets (at higher price) in order to get one
of them. The customer will get dinged for this, so keep it in mind when
pricing large tanks.

James