Do you like your 1 inch thick acrylic tank?

[sugartooth]

That's a good point about the magnets. I am thinking about drilling holes for 8 way closed loop and hoping that I won't need powerheads in the tank.

For cleaning, TUnze has magnets for up to 1 1/2" thickness that I think would be great.

 

[nyvp]

My two older tanks were acrylic and went with glass on the new one.just to give you an idea I have a 120x36x30 tank and Jeff at coral reef farm just got a 120x48x30 both in low iron glass 1/2 sides 3/4 bottom.you really cant beat the price ,scratch resistance and the thermal property ( heat dissipates easier through glass) .speaking of the weight issue It took 6 guys to move both of our tanks. I don't move my tank often so its not a big deal to me. Both glass and acrylic both work just find what makes you happy.

 

[sugartooth]

nyvp- which one made you happier, acrylic or glass and why?

Did you go to glass just to experience a large tank with both materials, or something else was driving that decision?

 

[nyvp]

no matter what I did acrylic gets scratched. Cost was a big one for me. The person that built my tank (karen at exoic) has the same tank up for shy of 20 years now. I paid $2800 for my 560/g and have no problems sleeping at night. in general not that many tanks glass or acrylic pop. Ive seen brand name as well as not that split in both materials.that being said when it happens its never good. What put me into a glass was having kinds now and scratches and cost mostly. The added bonus of throwing off heat because I dont use a chiller was really found out later. Both work great. find a builder you love and just "get er done".

 

[Gary Majchrzak]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10873398#post10873398 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by sugartooth
nyvp- which one made you happier, acrylic or glass and why?

Did you go to glass just to experience a large tank with both materials, or something else was driving that decision?

I strongly suggest doing some in depth research on acrylic vs. glass reef aquaria. Search up older threads.
Reach your own conclusions based on the experiences of many, not just the opinion of two or three people. You will see there is one clear choice when it comes to reef aquariums.

 

[sugartooth]

Thank you all very much for the input. I will do a search to read some more to be completely confident in what I'm getting.

Thanks again!

 

[Reefman79]

What power heads work on 1' thick ? Or magnet replacement magnet for what ever power head your using, i cant find anything...

 

[jjk_reef00]

I strongly suggest doing some in depth research on acrylic vs. glass reef aquaria. Search up older threads.
Reach your own conclusions based on the experiences of many, not just the opinion of two or three people. You will see there is one clear choice when it comes to reef aquariums.

What is that choice? Please share your wisdom and previous research.

I know 10' long acrylic is standard. Do they make standard 10' long glass? I always though it was more if you go over 8'. When I upgrade I will definitely check out A.G.E. for a hybrid aquarium (acrylic with starphire front). Lightsluvr and pwhitby both have hybrids that look amazing!
I would also like a 10' tank but I'm hoping the 10' glass doesn't break the bank.

Keep us updated on what you decide and what your thoughts are when choosing your tank. I look forward to reading your build thread :beer:

 

[khaosinc]

My 10x4 1" thick tank is only a couple inches deeper than yours and other than having a little trouble with powerhead magnets (I've had the best luck w/ Korrilla magnums) I've been quite happy with it. Having moved that tank, I can't imagine moving a glass one with only 6 people unless they were really burly. Scratches haven't been to bad, but I've had acrylic tanks for a long time and had a bit of practice. There are some already though. My 12 year old 300 is 1/2" 8x2x30" and I'd be pretty scared of that in a 10'x4' width even with its eurobracing.

 

[sugartooth]

I went with Tunze 6205 and 6305. They attach well with 1" thickness.

 

[rkaires]

http://www.aquariumspecialty.com/catalog/product_info.php?manufacturers_id=23&products_id=6148

I use these on my 1" acrylic tank.