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10/23/2008, 02:16 PM
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75/95 gallon tank Glass or Acrylic?
I am thinking of moving up to a 75 or 95 gallon tank. Which would you prefer. Of course it would have to be reef ready or able to be made with built in overflows. Which glass/acrylic tank brand or company would you buy from for a tank of this size.
Current tank is a 55 Tru-Vu. Bows front and back made from 1/4" acrylic. Thanks |
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10/23/2008, 02:41 PM
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I would order a glass tank from Glasscages.com. One day I will....
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We were taught to be universally resourceful by the water, the sun, and the stardust. Current Tank Info: 75 gal AGA sps, 50/25 gal diy acrylic sump, 17 gal diy acrylic fuge |
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10/23/2008, 03:41 PM
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At one point I was all about acrylic and swore I'd never go back to glass. Now just the opposite. All my future tanks will be glass.
Acrylic is cool because you can drill holes anywhere on setup and save some cash that way but then there is the scrathing issues and well besides the initial setup I see no benefit to acrylic then to a low iron glass. In the future I will just pay someone to drill those holes where I want then and get a glass system. JME/JMO
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10/23/2008, 04:05 PM
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I would go as big as possible,if you can afford & have space for a 90 go with the 90.I wish I could have gone bigger. I personally would never own an acrylic tank. I did once & no matter how careful I was it got scratched up super easy. It was super annoying.
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Steve Current Tank Info: 46 gal bowfront, mixed reef, 2x250W current outer orbit w/4x39W T5 ,10 gal fuge....38 gallon aggressive FOWLR, 10 gallon sump. |
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10/23/2008, 04:27 PM
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I'm glad you guys are sharing your experince with acrylic tanks. This is very helpful. I am starting to plan a 54g to 240g upgrade. Honestly it is tempting to look at 300g; but I'm not sure when to stop...
 I was considering acrylic because people rave about it so much; but glass is a lot less expensive. a 240g glass tank from glass cages was in the $600 range and the same exact tank in acrylic was in the $1,300 range! Where do you guys go to get your tanks drilled? Do you have the manufacturer drill them?
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A "rut" is merely a grave with both ends kicked out. - Zig Ziglar Current Tank Info: 54g SW corner tank, two korali 2's, custom sump (half a trash can :) with a ER-80, 130w compact flourescents |
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10/23/2008, 09:14 PM
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10/23/2008, 09:23 PM
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I just swithed from a box 75G to a 92 corner bowfront from ALL_GLASS with an overflow & I LOVE the panoramic view &how neat it is to rock-scape!!!....In a typical rectangle you set up a few caves for fish to swim through but in a bowfront they can swim through tunnels from back to front AND side to side...I find with the water hitting the bow in the front the flow is much better for less dead spots...Still in the process of getting it going but I really like it....
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Because inquiring minds NEED to know.......sue Current Tank Info: 6/2006 first tank 75g no sump...10/2008, 120 g corner Bow w/overflow, Tunze Osmolator, & 2/ Vortech (40's) PHs, Currents Orbit Lighting w/2/MH150's & 4/t5's plus white & blue moonlighting, Elos NS1000 Skimmer, rk2, Eshopps sump w/fuge & Cheato... |
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10/23/2008, 09:28 PM
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Here's the start of my build...There's water & rock in it now, just haven't posted pics yet.....
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/sh...readid=1488779 Psss....I don't like acrylic tanks because while they are much lighter & come in any shape they are too hard to scrape algae without scratching....
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Because inquiring minds NEED to know.......sue Current Tank Info: 6/2006 first tank 75g no sump...10/2008, 120 g corner Bow w/overflow, Tunze Osmolator, & 2/ Vortech (40's) PHs, Currents Orbit Lighting w/2/MH150's & 4/t5's plus white & blue moonlighting, Elos NS1000 Skimmer, rk2, Eshopps sump w/fuge & Cheato... |
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10/24/2008, 01:39 PM
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great corner tank. i like the al. flashing band on top. way to go.
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10/24/2008, 01:42 PM
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check out glasscages.com.
You can have them use starfire glass on the front panel and if you're close enough to pick one up and one of their distribution centers, then IMO, it'd be worth it.
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No man ever reached excellence in any one art or profession without having passed through the slow and painful process of study and preparation. - Horace Current Tank Info: 180 reef + 35 clown/RBTA plumbed together into a 75 gallon sump |
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