Cutting Acrylic for a tank - Dimensions

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So I want to build a breeding tank out of 1/4" acrylic with a 48" x 10 x 10 dimension. http://www.garf.org/tank/BuildTank.asp to determine the cuts. The problem is, they don't make .25" thickness. They only make .22" which presumably is to make up for the blade thickness when cutting.
If I want a 10" wide tank, then using .22" thickness I need 9.56 tank sides and dividers. There's no such measurement on a table saw for that.
Tank sides
.22" thick
.22" thick
Tank bottom
10"
dimension of acryilic sides
10-.22-.22 = 9.56

I'm going to have dividers, so the 1/4" thickness shouldn't be an issue because it will be well braced. I've also talked to people who have several of these setups and some fabricators, and they haven't had an issue - with no dividers 3/8 would be better.
 
.25 is produced, it just the distributor not ordering due to cost. Use a design program and layout your project with .22 and pick you dimensions.
 

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