I know everyone has an opinion, I know acrylic is lighter. Weight is not a factor, looking for thoughts on acrylic vs glass for rays. Those of you that have rays in acrylic...do they scratch it with a sand bottom? How hard is it to keep the acrylic looking good? Thanks guys
Glass or acrylic for rays?
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Acrylic sucks big time! Rays scratch it, and bite it.
Wish i had a local company that would come build big glass tanks right in my basement
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Wish i had a local company that would come build big glass tanks right in my basement
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My female Leo bites the silicone on my glass tank, I am always worried she will bust the seal. My male Leo is in acrylic tank and bangs the rocks into the tank floor pretty hard when he knows it's feeding time. Imo it's a judgment call based on what decore you want in the tank.
I would like to do some sand with a nice center piece of driftwood. Rays are a male hystrix, female marble/bd, and female bd/pearl. Still on the fence with sand or bare bottom...opinions?
if weight isn't a problem id say glass for sure as long as its very very pure (starfire) glass because acrylic is very clear compared to glass.
if you are brave enough or put in a divider you can sand the scratches out of the inside without draining it. a lot of reefers do it and at larger aquariums as well. its just acrylic floating around that your filter should catch. just have to sand it down then back up. its what I love about acrylic.
Your rays will bite and chew the hell out of the acrylic before it'll get to turn yellow. It all depends on the size, I bought my tank brand new 5 years ago and I didn't see any scratches while the rays are all under 12", now that they're up to 22" in diameter, my tank is pretty scratched up. Enough to where I will be pulling them out and re-finish them in a year or so.
I never hdd any substrate on the tank, always been bare bottom