Starfire / low iron glass: worth it?

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johnny potatoes said:
I agree, I've seen them side by side and there is a big difference. This is what I noticed most. Looking at the edge of the starfire glass through 18" of glass I was able to read the label on a tank sitting behind this one. When you look at the edge of regular glass all you see is green. Of course it won't be as noticeable in 3/4" , but you should try and compare the two side by side. Does it justify the extra expense? Depends on the person and the budget, but if it was me and a tank that size ( your masterpiece tank) I would do it. Unless you plan on getting a bigger/ better tank down the road. Compare the two side by side and that will help "clarify" the situation.
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This is definitely going to be the masterpiece! If I can pull this plan off, I will have literally built the house around it. I'm strongly leaning toward acrylic at this point. Sun Coast has given me a quote for a 120x42 footprint acrylic that's cheaper than the best quote I've gotten on a 120x36 low iron tank. That's the direction I'm heading if I can pull this off. :)
 
That sounds amazing. Can't wait to see it, is this a home for the black Aro and flash zebra cat?
 
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Hendre said:
That sounds amazing. Can't wait to see it, is this a home for the black Aro and flash zebra cat?
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If I can get it, it will be.

I need a new jur though. The last one jumped. It was a victim of my hubris with just a hood but no lids. :'(
 
Chicxulub said:
If I can get it, it will be.

I need a new jur though. The last one jumped. It was a victim of my hubris with just a hood but no lids. :'(
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Oh no! Not at all good :(

My only uncovered tank is a Shrimp tank, and I'm building nice lids before my polys knock these plastic canopies off
 
coreybecker said:
This was a very good read helped me out my order in. I did decide to go Starfire for front Pannell. Tank is 96*30*24. Only costed 300 more for the Starfire. Now just to wait 3-4 weeks for delivery......
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Can't wait to see :)
 
...........who is building it?
 
Having owned a 210 gallon with standard glass (believe it was 1/2” thick) I hated the green tinge I saw in it. So when I did my upgrade (300g with 5/8” glass) I did the low iron for front and side panels. I love the clarity and have no regrets spending the extra for it. I used customaquariums.com and was very happy with the tank, so much so that I also got two 65B from them. With those I only did low iron on the front panels. But to me worth it.
 
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coreybecker said:
This was a very good read helped me out my order in. I did decide to go Starfire for front Pannell. Tank is 96*30*24. Only costed 300 more for the Starfire. Now just to wait 3-4 weeks for delivery......
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Good choice, well worth it for the low iron glass
 
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