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I was faced with this a while back so I called up Bow Valley Aquariums figuring they'll be the best people to ask. 22" high is the max you can use 3/8" glass. Anything over should be done with 1/2" for safety sake. That was on a 3' long tank. Yours is 5' so I'm not sure how that will factor into things, but I have seen 5' tanks made with 1/2" glass, so you should be OK with that.
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THE BARQUARIUM:
55 gallon cube - 50 lbs LR - ASM G3 skimmer - 30 Gallon sump - 22 Gallon refugium / frag tank - 4x 24 watt HO T5's - Mag 9.5 return - Pin Point PH monitor - 400 watt XM 20K MH in Lumenarc reflector - Dual stage GFO/NO3 media reactor - 6 stage RODI auto top up -Wavemaster Pro running 3 Koralia 2's.
Fully stocked with fish, corals and usually some fine scotch
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