Glass or Acrylic and why...

[salt e]

What is your preference?

 

[salt e]

^^

 

[murphreef]

glass!

so much clearer IMO and easy to maintain...

i have a lee mar 180g flat polished clear view tank and its awesome its like nothing is in the way of u and the inhabitants

 

[loc01]

Glass, you will be happier not to worry about it's getting scratches whenever you clean your tank. Eventhough glass could be scratched.

Loc

 

[beefjerkygood]

Acrylic, doesn't leak over time (most times) , scratches can be fixed, insulates heat/cold better, lighter and easier to move when you need to, and flexes without shattering in an earthquake.

 

[supernareg]

glass 100%, more clear

i dont care what anyone says, "acrylics are more clear"

go look at a 5 year old acrylic saltwater tank and a 10 year old glass tank....

its obvious that glass is the winner.

 

[murphreef]

my tank is almost a year old and i have bumped up against it and not one scratch at all!

i use a polisher to wipe it down with and its so crysal clear its unbelievable

 

[beefjerkygood]

OK, anyone selling a glass tank 150 or bigger? I need to see for myself.

 

[Orochimaru]

acrylic, way clearer, unless you have starfire or something like that. Most glass tanks have tint (impurities in them)...

just look at the side of the glass vs. acrylic and you know what I mean, no need to disprove anything

Had mine acrylic over 3 yrs. now..

 

[WarDaddy]

I am a glass man, but if and when I get to build my big tank, it will be acrylic. I just cannot see trying to move a 400 gallon glass tank.

 

[dpstrand]

Up to about 180, glass all the way (starphire if you're rollin 5 deep, big pimpin, sippin a kris and stone cold rhymin). Scratched acrylic looks way worse than 1/2" thick glass even with it's "impurities"!

Over about 150-180 glass just gets too heavy.

My only worry with glass is the rockwork. Make extra sure there are no loose rocks that can fall from the top of the rock pile and crash into a side pane of glass!

 

[Orochimaru]

what about scratched glass vs. scratched acrylic?

 

[Pepbill]

Glass. No matter how careful you are you will get scratches with acrylic. I've had both and prefer glass.

 

[Bebo77]

i like acrylic better... ask golan.. he was deas set on glass but now has a 180 acrylic.. there are soo many more options with acrylic... you can put holes anywhere its clearer not to mention cost... acrylic gets cheaper the larger you go...

 

[echoplex]

I have all acrylics but I hate acrylic for saltwater. It does insulate better, doesn't leak, and I can drill it anywhere anytime, but it scratches if you look at it funny, and some of the tanks are coming up on 10 years old and have tons of crazing and tiny cracks everywhere.

 

[H22ATypeS]

Note to mods: I am in no way of promoting my business, just i have the perfect answer and real-life input on this.

For those of you who know where my store is. Come by I have an acrylic 180 (Clear for life) and a Starphire 180 (3sided Lee-Mar) back to back on display. From what all my customers have been telling me Acrylic is clearer and I do concurr also. Anyone is welcomed to come by and check it out.

 

[golfish]

I've had both....no more acrylic reef tanks for me.

 

[AQUA951]

Glass is the way to go!!! I owned both as well, and will never go back with acrylic.

 

[818]

Damn Tetra stop fragging and let those corals grow

Glass for now, no bigger than 125g since they are 3x cheaper at that size than acrylic. Acrylic though when I get my dream tank....cant wait...

 

[818]

Gabriel so how big will I need to go till its free? You said its cheaper tha bigger you go????!!!