Glass or Acrylic?

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Conagher

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Due to the price shock I recieved today on a sheet of 72" x 96" x .708" PMG ($1,077), I have axed my plans of constructing a 150G tank. At Glass Cages I saw they had a 180G glass tank for $400.

Disregarding the obvious price differences, which material is superior for aquarium construction? I have heard arguments for and against both materials and would like to hear what some of you folks have to say on the matter.

Glass Cages is located not real far from me, so it is feasable for me to pick up a tank from them. I would still need to save a bit for the tank though. :P
 
Conagher said:
Due to the price shock I recieved today on a sheet of 72" x 96" x .708" PMG ($1,077), I have axed my plans of constructing a 150G tank. At Glass Cages I saw they had a 180G glass tank for $400.

Disregarding the obvious price differences, which material is superior for aquarium construction? I have heard arguments for and against both materials and would like to hear what some of you folks have to say on the matter.

Glass Cages is located not real far from me, so it is feasable for me to pick up a tank from them. I would still need to save a bit for the tank though. :P
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i have seen quite a few of there tanks
i consider it a good buy, providing you pick it up
tanks are pretty good looking... although i have only seen the low iron
glass.
 
I prefer glass aquariums, they don't scratch as easily.

I have some acrylic aquariums that are scratched up on the inside from the fish. I had a trigger and a puffer that would get real excited at feeding time and push on the front panel real hard. Thier teeth put thousands of little scratches in the panel over time. I also had a leopard and black tip shark in another acrylic aquarium that put real fine scratches in the acrylic from rubbing their bodies against the panels as they swam. I had a panaque that I sware was scratching up the inside of a smaller acrylic aquarium. It's bad enough that we have to be extra carefull not to scratch them up.

If I am forced to give you some good notes about acrylic aquariums, they don't weigh as much as glass (real usefull on large aquariums) The higher quality acrylic aquariums use materials that are optically cleaner / clearer than glass. It's real easy to drill extra holes in acrylic aquariums if needed. On reef type aquariums, sometimes some of the burrowing organisims will cause leaks in glass aquariums by burrowing into the silicone, this wont happen with an acrylic tank.

I'm sure other have some good points to add

Joel
 
I would much rather move house with a few acrylic tanks rather than glass.

I want one.

I prefer the look too, seems to be less reflective.
 
I have a 330 glass tank. Took 10 of us to carry it and move it to the garage. I also have a 240 acrylic. Took only me and my son (13) to move it. Durability, acrylic as well. Scratches, acrylic can be buffed, but scratched glass?, I've seen something to buff it but never tried it. I fear moving out of my house because of that 330. 84"x30"x30". The 240 is 96"x24"x24".
 
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