Hate to impose, but looking for help from Acrylic tank owners

[mflamb]

My wife got the first flood years ago...now she's recovering from the shock of two OM 4-ways and three Sequence Dart pumps...
You should have seen her face when the 240 feet of steel was being delivered!!!

 

[wiszmaster]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8665606#post8665606 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by benf
I finally made a decision on acrylic!! specs may change to a little larger, but at the moment it is 72Lx27Wx24H.

Thanks to everyone that offered their opinion and experiences.

go big, or go home, right?

Congrats on the decision!

who are you planning on going with? James (i think his name is) envision?

i think there are 2 guys in the sarasota area that build acrylic tanks.

and then there are the following 2 - both supposed to do great work!

http://livingcolor.com/ - lauderdale

http://seavisions.com/ - lauderdale

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8666237#post8666237 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by benf
I consider my self lucky as it is...wife didnt kill me yet...that comes with the first flood!

HAHAHA! ... just wait.

 

[mflamb]

Check this:
http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=986338

 

[wiszmaster]

OUTCH! that def. ruined someone weekend! makes me rethink the idea of drilling the top of the tank for the CL .... hmmnn.

who is ATM?

 

[benf]

So far, we had three floods,1 from a hose coming off the phosban reactor and 2 from going to bed and forgot that i was making water.

 

[jnb]

I would add a benefit to acrylic - it won't shatter or break as quickly by a long measure - than glass - to me that is importanjt day-to-day knowing

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8658264#post8658264 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Northtampatang
When you think about it, the only two real benifits of acrylic are clarity and weight. If you are already thinking of the starphire glass that takes the clarity debate out of the way so the only real benifit is weight. How often do you plan on moving your tank? if its not often, then weight shuldnt be and issue either, and going glass takes away the issue of worrying about scratches.

Sure a glass tank will scratch and you cant buff it, but the fact remains that it is at least 10x harder to scratch than acrylic. If starphire is in your budget you should jump on it. you can debate the flexibility aspect of glass vs acrylic and talk about how acrylic may be more flexible and shock resistant, but when what the last time you dealt with an earthquake in florida?

As far as bullet-proof, they do use both glass AND acrylic for those applications.


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