nobody has mentioned that acrylic has better insulating properties than glass
GLASS VS. ACRYLIC
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I prefer acryllic due to it's unbreakability. I have many large rocks and I like to change the aqua-scape often. I feel more confident moving the rocks around knowing that if I accidently drop one it will not crack the bottem of the tank.
I also heard that glass will eventually become brittle and be easier to crack, they may make glass more durable today, but I had a 100 gallon tank that was old and eventually the glass just cracked without warning.
Also my tank is in our family room were my young boys constantly play and throw stuff around. Sure the acryllic has a few scratches but it is better than a a crack that leaks.
Mine is a bowfront tank also which is a neat effect. If you are looking into a neat designed tank acryllic will give you more options.
I also heard that glass will eventually become brittle and be easier to crack, they may make glass more durable today, but I had a 100 gallon tank that was old and eventually the glass just cracked without warning.
Also my tank is in our family room were my young boys constantly play and throw stuff around. Sure the acryllic has a few scratches but it is better than a a crack that leaks.
Mine is a bowfront tank also which is a neat effect. If you are looking into a neat designed tank acryllic will give you more options.
rallysman;963448; said:
thick glass has a green tint.....the good plastic is cell cast and extremely clear( no tint) ....even at 2 inches thick....to get this in glass you must go to a specialty glass ( STARPHIRE GLASS) etc which is cost prohibitive.
the good news is that its very easy to remove scratches from acrylic and it will flex more without breaking ( calif = earthquakes)
Well, for glass can always tampered it to make it 5x stronger than normal glass...and I dun think so from front view you are able to tell alot about crystal glass and normal glass... the percentage in light transition is only different by abit..
1000 gallon tank would deff be heavy made of glass, but I am looking for a 150 - and since it is cheaper and is harder to scratch i am 100% going with a glass aquarium.
But that does bring up a good question. For everyone who perfers glass, how big would you go before you finally decided to go with the lighter Acrylic material? I will eventuall get a 400Gallon (YEARS from now) so I may consider Acrylic then.
But that does bring up a good question. For everyone who perfers glass, how big would you go before you finally decided to go with the lighter Acrylic material? I will eventuall get a 400Gallon (YEARS from now) so I may consider Acrylic then.
I am a glass man all the way glass cages advertises low iron glass so that takes care of the green they got a side by side pic of the regular green glass and the low iron u can decide for your self.They also make a 3/4 thick glass commercial tank so that should take care of any fears of being weak or brittle if u got the big bucks they got the best product the weight of the glass is the only negative imo but when u get a monster tank u only move it once.Evan if rally gets a 1000 u can't get enough indy mfk's to move it no matter how much steak and beer is offered it would be forklift time like i seen in repairs pic thread damn that was cool.
I think it is kinda silly to swear by one product when they clearly have different advantages and uses. Use whichever is best for your pupose. Its natural people will disagree on whats best for their purposes since its natural that their purposes will differ (in their minds) so its natural you will get disputes.
I have both but only use acrylic on large deep tanks over 65cm.
I have both but only use acrylic on large deep tanks over 65cm.
-I have had 2 glass tanks break on me in the last 5 years
-you can remove scratchs from acrylic you can't with glass
-acrylic is much lighter
-acrylic is easy to drill your self
-there are no seems on acrylic tanks
-acrylic tanks look nicer
-you can remove scratchs from acrylic you can't with glass
-acrylic is much lighter
-acrylic is easy to drill your self
-there are no seems on acrylic tanks
-acrylic tanks look nicer
