Glass or Plastic

spotszilla · 01/28/2006, 10:57 AM

Which type of tank do you prefer Glass or plastic and why?

AEALOVESHERGIRLS · 01/28/2006, 11:34 AM

I like both! You really just have to list your pros and cons about each and make your decision from there. Both are excellent and durable. I had a 75 gallon glass, it was awesome, however, the scratches at the bottom from rocks were annoying and algae would actually start to build up in the cracks. Also, the tank was incredibly heavy. However, the clarity was great and it worked well for me at the time. Now, I'm considering a larger tank, 240 gallon, and I'm chosing acrylic because it's a lot lighter and honestly, I don't know how I would be able to get a glass tank in my house of that size without a fork lift! Scratches can be buffed out of acrylic and it has less temperature fluctuation in it.

But like I said, I like both and really, you can't go wrong with either one.

Amanda

Ti · 01/28/2006, 01:31 PM

acrylic is cool, but Glass is more scratch proof.
There is always starphire

rkehockey16 · 01/28/2006, 01:37 PM

i have stuck with glass and never regreted it

01/28/2006, 10:57 AM	#1
spotszilla Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Las Vegas Nevada Posts: 76	Glass or Plastic Which type of tank do you prefer Glass or plastic and why?

01/28/2006, 11:34 AM	#2
AEALOVESHERGIRLS Premium Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Michigan Posts: 4,514	I like both! You really just have to list your pros and cons about each and make your decision from there. Both are excellent and durable. I had a 75 gallon glass, it was awesome, however, the scratches at the bottom from rocks were annoying and algae would actually start to build up in the cracks. Also, the tank was incredibly heavy. However, the clarity was great and it worked well for me at the time. Now, I'm considering a larger tank, 240 gallon, and I'm chosing acrylic because it's a lot lighter and honestly, I don't know how I would be able to get a glass tank in my house of that size without a fork lift! Scratches can be buffed out of acrylic and it has less temperature fluctuation in it. But like I said, I like both and really, you can't go wrong with either one. Amanda __________________ Mom of three beautiful girls, Irish dance teacher and Proud Gaelic speaker! Current Tank Info: 90 Gallon Sumpless

01/28/2006, 01:31 PM	#3
Ti Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Bay Area Posts: 7,927	acrylic is cool, but Glass is more scratch proof. There is always starphire __________________ Hair algae is my Macro algae.

01/28/2006, 01:37 PM	#4
rkehockey16 Registered Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Va Posts: 476	i have stuck with glass and never regreted it