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03/02/2006, 11:46 AM
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Acrylic versus Glass
I have read endlessly about the pros and cons of each. I would like real owners to give me real feedback ! As I have not yet laid my money down, I have the luxury of flip flopping, which I have been doing incessantly in my mind. My only reservation with acrylic is the scratching at this point.
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03/02/2006, 12:27 PM
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The only acrylic " tank" I have owned was my sump. From that experience, I learned that the acrylic scratches much too easily for me to choose it for my main tank.
Glass tanks for me. Low iron if you want to get close to the acrylic clarity.
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03/02/2006, 04:35 PM
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It will depend a lot on your attitude and situation. Me personally, I do not want to worry about the tank a whole lot and tend to let my coraline grow a while before I get the razor blade out and clean the whole tank.
With an acrylic tank, I think you really need to be more regular and mythodical about the maint. As I understand it, you do not want to let the acrylic tank get too far ahead of your cleaning schedule.
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03/02/2006, 05:16 PM
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I have had both acrylic and glass, and I prefer glass. Like most anything, you can get excelent quality for the price and get a glass tank with low iron from a reputible builder and not worry about it cracking. But, you can also say the same about acrylic tanks. I had my acrylic tank bust on the top center brace, very scary. So, I went to a glass tank for that reason (Euro-Brace), and less chance of scratches. Just my 2cents..
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#9
03/02/2006, 06:59 PM
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i have a 250 gal acrylic.i have had glass before and will not go back.acrylic does scratch easy but the clarity is really good.there are diffrent grades of acrylic some scratch more than others.i don't need 6 guys to move the tank 2 people thats it.my tank has not seen anybowing at all but mh use directly over the cross braces can warp because of the heat.
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03/02/2006, 10:54 PM
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Whats a good estimate on the cost difference between say, a custom 180 gal acrylic (~$1500ish - 3/4" all sides) and a 180 glass with 3 sides being Starfire and equal thickness?
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#11
03/02/2006, 11:15 PM
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you could use 1/2" acrylic on that and be fine. Just get a GOOD cell cast acrylic like Acrylite GP and all will be good. I made a 150 for a LFS (SPS Display) out of 3/8" GP and everything is great.
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03/03/2006, 11:37 AM
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The tank I am considering is 84 x 36 x 30. I want to go with Eurobracing to avoid the lighting issues with acrylic. Most everyone suggests 1 inch acrylic with 1 1/2 inch eurobracing. For the eurobrace the manufacturer suggested a 2 x 3/4 inch sandwich.
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03/03/2006, 11:38 AM
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what are the dims of your tank and what thickness is the acrylic ? |
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03/03/2006, 04:05 PM
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Acrylic is great for freshwater- not reef aquaria.
Snails, urchins and chitons can easily gouge acrylic. No local maintenance company will service an acrylic reef aquarium around here. Do a search for many many many more opinions and try not to hear only what you want to hear.
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#16
03/03/2006, 05:24 PM
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He can hear what ever he wants....it's his money he is spending.
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#17
03/03/2006, 05:46 PM
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So why bother asking for others' opinions here if you only want to hear one side of the story?
Do you sell acrylic aquariums, bigfalcon36? I don't. I don't sell glass ones, either. I have had the displeasure of dealing with scratched acrylic reef aquariums. Coralline algae loves acrylic. It will be your worst enemy- aside from a sandy substrate. Of course, there's always micro mesh and lots of elbow grease.....
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03/03/2006, 05:51 PM
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The arguement goes either way...we just need to be fair to the person looking for the views from both sides of the street. I think if he had his mind made up, he wouldn't of asked...just my thoughts.
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#20
03/03/2006, 07:58 PM
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Customer preference might be acrylic, but there's no way somebody that takes care of reef aquariums for a living prefers acrylic over glass.
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#21
03/03/2006, 08:28 PM
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Maybe if they just move them around, they would prefer them. They may like them for the sales$ too, but not the maint.
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03/03/2006, 10:43 PM
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