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Unread 02/16/2019, 01:33 AM   #1
Bigdelfin
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Are there any professional calculator for acrylic tank thickness?

Are there any professional calculator for acrylic tank thickness?
Evonic excel calculator - is monstrously overestimates the thickness of acrylic!
Is it really necessary to 120 mm plexiglas at a height of a water column of 2.3 m?


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Are there any professional calculator for acrylic tank thickness?
Evonic excel calculator - is monstrously overestimates the thickness of acrylic!
Is it really necessary to 120 mm plexiglas at a height of a water column of 2.3 m?
I don’t know of any. But I would just ask your potential builder...they would know best for sure!


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Are there any professional calculator for acrylic tank thickness?
Evonic excel calculator - is monstrously overestimates the thickness of acrylic!
Is it really necessary to 120 mm plexiglas at a height of a water column of 2.3 m?
We are talking a tank size of what; L=? W= " H= 2.3m which is 7.5 feet tall.
Is this rectangular or round?


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