acryllic and glass weight difference? 240 g. size.

[deeboi]

how much is the difference lighter then say a 240 size....glass>acryllic.. i assume the glass would be super heavy. and i'm wondering if the 240 acryllic how heavy is it? (tank only, empty)

 

[Glostik]

I cant give you exact weights but,

It took 4 people to move my 150g Glass tank safely.

It took 2 of us to move my 400g Acrylic tank safely - with the help of a furniture dolly

 

[Knowdafish]

"Glass is denser and therefore heavier than acrylic. A glass tank will often weigh 4-10 times as much as an acrylic tank of the same volume."

Glass vs. Acrylic

 

[deeboi]

I cant give you exact weights but,

It took 4 people to move my 150g Glass tank safely.

It took 2 of us to move my 400g Acrylic tank safely - with the help of a furniture dolly

thank you. that was exactly the kind of answer i was looking for.

 

[clownie33]

glass would probly way atleast twice as much as the acrylic

 

[TheCanuck]

4ppl to move my 210 glass

 

[libayn]

i got my 210 two weeks ago and was told its weight was 480 pds

 

[kjfan1]

Cheaper = heavier. One of the few instances. Well I guess running shoes are the same way.

 

[FSM]

Glass is around 2.4 g/cc
Assuming a 240 gallon, 8x2x2, uses 1/2" glass, it weighs around 350 pounds

 

[Dan F]

"Glass is denser and therefore heavier than acrylic. A glass tank will often weigh 4-10 times as much as an acrylic tank of the same volume."

Glass vs. Acrylic

4-10 times seems way too high. 2-3 times would be more accurate.

Acrylic is .0426 lb/cu. in, glass is .0889 lb/cu, in. Glass weighs roughly double what acrylic does.

Unless the glass tank was made from twice as thick of material (not typical) it isn't going to weigh 4x what the acrylic tank does. To weigh 10x what an acrylic tank does the glass tank would need to be 5x thicker than the acrylic (not a chance).