How large a library before corruption concerns?

My current iPhoto library has 13,844 photos. The library folder is 40GB. iPhoto launches slowly, but otherwise behaves fine. I haven't added anything new to iPhoto in two years (long story) but have another 15-20GB to add (best guess another 5000 photos).
I run a nightly backup to an external HD so I'm not TOO concerned, but at what point should I say enough is enough and stop adding photos? I know the theoretical limit is 250,000 photos but know bad things can happen to good libraries. I don't expect a perfect answer, just curious if there's a consensus on a reliable max size.

Mitch:
Libraries of only a few hundred can get a corrupted database file. The know reason is sudden quitting of iPhoto while writing to the file or a sudden power outage. Others have just opened the library one morning and it's bad. For that type of corruption following the Tip at the end of my signature can get you back to normal.
If you leave the rolls open that will greatly slow down iPhoto's opening and closing. Best to have them all closed except those your using at the time and close them before quitting.
I don't know anything about your setup but if you're low in free disk space that can slow down iPhoto, the system and just about all the other apps. It's highly recommended that you have a minimum of 15% or 10G, whichever is greater, free.
Do you Twango?
TIP: For insurance against the iPhoto database corruption that many users have experienced I recommend making a backup copy of the Library6.iPhoto database file and keep it current. If problems crop up where iPhoto suddenly can't see any photos or thinks there are no photos in the library, replacing the working Library6.iPhoto file with the backup will often get the library back. By keeping it current I mean backup after each import and/or any serious editing or work on books, slideshows, calendars, cards, etc. That insures that if a problem pops up and you do need to replace the database file, you'll retain all those efforts. It doesn't take long to make the backup and it's good insurance.
I've written an Automator workflow application (requires Tiger), iPhoto dB file backup, that will copy the selected Library6.iPhoto file from your iPhoto Library folder to the Pictures folder, replacing any previous version of it. You can download it at Toad's Cellar. Be sure to read the Read Me pdf file.

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