Acrylic or Glass ?

[rocsorcs]

I want to get a bigger tank, soon. I have a 125 and I want to double it , or more. What should I try to get, and where ? The only reason I don't have a bigger tank yet is because I can't find one locally. I mean, for less than a couple grand.
Any suggestions on the glass vs. acrylic would be greatly appreciated.

 

[M|L]

acrylic.

lighter... stronger... easier to drill and repair.

 

[DeLgAdO]

acrylic.

lighter... stronger... easier to drill and repair.

 

[johno27]

Depends on what you want to keep but in most cases acrylic can be better

 

[koliveira]

I like acrylic for freshwater but glass for salt tanks..My reason is it is easier to clean calcium based algaes of of glass..

 

[rhinod56]

imagine that..
already said and done

http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=26517&highlight=glass

 

[rallysman]

IMO acrylic isnt really worth the extra cost.
acrylic pros: strong, light (who cares when you're filling it with 2000 lbs of water), can be drilled and repaired fairly easily.
acrylic cons: SCRATCHES EASILY, harder to repair a split seam

Glass pros: easier to clean, doesnt scratch easily, more open top, and easier to fix if it springs a leak.
glass cons: (heavy (once again, who cares when its full of water), more difficult to drill and repair scratches.

 

[DeLgAdO]

IMO acrylic isnt really worth the extra cost.
acrylic pros: strong, light (who cares when you're filling it with 2000 lbs of water), can be drilled and repaired fairly easily.
acrylic cons: SCRATCHES EASILY, harder to repair a split seam

it does make a difference when your tank itself weighs a ton and you add another ton of water, plus gravel and decorations you got about another half ton right there.

some floors cant even support that weight so with a lighter tank your cut weight almost in half with a very large glass tank, you might even cut the weight in half if you go bare bottom.

and if a seam splits then your got a really ****ty tank manufactuer, seams are molecularly bonded making them stronger than the acrylic itself, so if dont right, your good for life.

and they dont scratch that easily, i ran my nail across my tank one and no damage was done , if people are that concerned about the scratches, especially the ones you see when your empty and dry a tank then im sorry, you have a bad case of OCD

 

[rallysman]

That made my laugh. Thanks Del, I was having a bad day.

A couple hunred pounds doesnt mean much at all when you're talking about 2400 pounds of water that will be inside of it. If the floor cant support a couple hundred extra pounds I would be afraid to stand next to the tank!

 

[DeLgAdO]

That made my laugh. Thanks Del, I was having a bad day.

A couple hunred pounds doesnt mean much at all when you're talking about 2400 pounds of water that will be inside of it. If the floor cant support a couple hundred extra pounds I would be afraid to stand next to the tank!

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