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<blockquote data-quote="edgeofthefreak" data-source="post: 52169" data-attributes="member: 3202"><p>And it's certainly not guaranteed. The thicker your acrylic, the less likely to happen. I have a thin acrylic box (likely less than 1/8") and was immediately advised not to use for anything with humidity. It has small clasps and slots for vent holes. If I were to fill that halfway with moist sub, the sides would bow out and eventually the lid wouldn't stay shut. Also, over time, those vent slots would be vulnerable to breakage, might allow escape or injury.</p><p></p><p>As I said, I'd post some pictures. This is an planted Exo-terra with a fitted glass top covering about 2/3. The other 1/3 is cut acrylic from Home Depot. It's 3/16" (or 0.118") which is thickest I could find in my area. The total size is 4.5" x 17.75" x 0.118". Within 2 weeks, I was worried this would fall into the enclosure. To fix this, I'll just make two of these and silicone them together. If I had siliconed the acrylic to the viv, it would have still pulled up, just taken a lot longer. By then, removing it would be no fun.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]11431[/ATTACH] </p><p></p><p>You can clearly see the glass (which is level straight) and how far the acrylic has bowed.</p><p></p><p>I do agree this can normally take years, but when planning to build a viv, it's good to know to materials you're working with. When I started out, I went out and got "some acrylic" and found out how easily much thinner (less than 1/4") acrylic warps and bends. Using the thickest I can find, I still have issues.</p><p></p><p>I also live in a city with a forked river, so I'm extra biased towards humidity making my vivs split open anywhere.</p><p></p><p>Not trying to start a "acrylic is dumb" war... which would be funny, since I do like using acrylic... just not for the entire enclosure of something that wants extra humidity.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="edgeofthefreak, post: 52169, member: 3202"] And it's certainly not guaranteed. The thicker your acrylic, the less likely to happen. I have a thin acrylic box (likely less than 1/8") and was immediately advised not to use for anything with humidity. It has small clasps and slots for vent holes. If I were to fill that halfway with moist sub, the sides would bow out and eventually the lid wouldn't stay shut. Also, over time, those vent slots would be vulnerable to breakage, might allow escape or injury. As I said, I'd post some pictures. This is an planted Exo-terra with a fitted glass top covering about 2/3. The other 1/3 is cut acrylic from Home Depot. It's 3/16" (or 0.118") which is thickest I could find in my area. The total size is 4.5" x 17.75" x 0.118". Within 2 weeks, I was worried this would fall into the enclosure. To fix this, I'll just make two of these and silicone them together. If I had siliconed the acrylic to the viv, it would have still pulled up, just taken a lot longer. By then, removing it would be no fun. [ATTACH=full]11431[/ATTACH] You can clearly see the glass (which is level straight) and how far the acrylic has bowed. I do agree this can normally take years, but when planning to build a viv, it's good to know to materials you're working with. When I started out, I went out and got "some acrylic" and found out how easily much thinner (less than 1/4") acrylic warps and bends. Using the thickest I can find, I still have issues. I also live in a city with a forked river, so I'm extra biased towards humidity making my vivs split open anywhere. Not trying to start a "acrylic is dumb" war... which would be funny, since I do like using acrylic... just not for the entire enclosure of something that wants extra humidity. [/QUOTE]
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