acrylic tank owners - Page 2

JPMagyar · 01/11/2007, 08:15 PM

You can't leave us hanging

The suspense is killin' me . . .

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Originally posted by kigs

Thank you for all the contribution to the thread guys. I think I made up my mind.

And the verdict is...?

Randall_James · 01/11/2007, 08:25 PM

I own both, and now use acrylic for all my sumps and glass for all my tanks.

carbuyersfriend · 01/12/2007, 07:29 AM

I'am going to jump in here with my two cents worth. I just bought a really nice 120 flat backed hex acrylic tank. Pros...Moved it by myself , it really looks great (the shape is different than all my buddies tanks and the clarity is awsome. It will last a long time. Cons...I know I have some work to do on the scratches (they are all really fine from previous cleanings) and I'll have to warn my everyone in the house not to bang on the front. I have had both glass and acrylic and like them both. Acrylic doesrequire a higher level of care when maintaining but I feel this outweighs the cons.

RedEyeElf · 01/13/2007, 02:27 AM

as long as you keep gravel out of your scrubber, and use a plastic blade to clean 1 inch to sand line (to avoid getting small grains of sand in scrubber) it's hard to scratch acrylic, don't scrub to hard, take your time and remember, it does'nt matter what the inside looks like, if your metal belt buckle is scratching the outside while you clean (DOH!)

crpeck · 01/14/2007, 02:14 AM

After spending all day scraping coralline off my acrylic after letting it get out of hand for a while, wishing all the while for glass so I could take a razor blade to it .... it was nice to read this thread and be reminded of the "pro"s of acrylic.

Others have said it, but here it is again ... Don't fall behind on your coralline clearing maintenance if you have acrylic. Credit cards and plastic scrapers are just no match for really entrenched coralline.

01/11/2007, 08:25 PM	#27
Randall_James Premium Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 6,727	I own both, and now use acrylic for all my sumps and glass for all my tanks. __________________ "It's a dog eat dog world and I feel like I am wearing milkbone underwear"

01/12/2007, 07:29 AM	#28
carbuyersfriend Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Centennial Colorado Posts: 97	acrylic v/s glass I'am going to jump in here with my two cents worth. I just bought a really nice 120 flat backed hex acrylic tank. Pros...Moved it by myself , it really looks great (the shape is different than all my buddies tanks and the clarity is awsome. It will last a long time. Cons...I know I have some work to do on the scratches (they are all really fine from previous cleanings) and I'll have to warn my everyone in the house not to bang on the front. I have had both glass and acrylic and like them both. Acrylic doesrequire a higher level of care when maintaining but I feel this outweighs the cons.

01/14/2007, 02:14 AM	#30
crpeck Premium Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Clovis, CA Posts: 1,729	After spending all day scraping coralline off my acrylic after letting it get out of hand for a while, wishing all the while for glass so I could take a razor blade to it .... it was nice to read this thread and be reminded of the "pro"s of acrylic. Others have said it, but here it is again ... Don't fall behind on your coralline clearing maintenance if you have acrylic. Credit cards and plastic scrapers are just no match for really entrenched coralline. __________________ Cathy Current Tank Info: IM Fusion 40/AI Hydra 26

01/13/2007, 02:27 AM	#29
RedEyeElf Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 462	as long as you keep gravel out of your scrubber, and use a plastic blade to clean 1 inch to sand line (to avoid getting small grains of sand in scrubber) it's hard to scratch acrylic, don't scrub to hard, take your time and remember, it does'nt matter what the inside looks like, if your metal belt buckle is scratching the outside while you clean (DOH!)