roydooms
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For $350. It is used with minor scratches. Should I take it?
Jason7894561230 said:yes go for it!!!!!!!!!!!!
mfdrookie516 said:I don't know if I'd go for it or not... That is a good price on an acrylic tank, but still pretty pricey IMO. FWIW, I paid $225 for my 150g on craigslist.. and I see 125's on there all the time for $200-300. Granted, those are glass. Acrylic scratches very easily, so I would be hesitant to buy one. JMO
fort384 said:I wouldn't want an acrylic because of the ease with which they scratch. I would hold out for another glass tank. It is enticing though...
jsoong said:That is a good price IMO.
You would be getting a good deal for glass at $1 a gallon, and double that for acrylics. And that stand looks pretty good too.
Now, the main thing is how scratched the tank is. If it is in reasonable shape, it is worth it.
Pros of Acrylics:
Light weight - much more important in big tanks ... a 180 gal glass will need 4 guys to lift!
Easier to work with - you can drill returns, etc. easily.
Doesn't shatter - acrylics may crack & leak, but doesn't shatter like glass. So you have less chance of getting 180 gal of water on your floor. It will also take more of a beating than glass before cracking ... and even when cracked, you usu. have time to spot the small leak. That is one reason acrylics are used in public aquariums.
Main con:
Acrylics scratches & you tank eventually has the clouded look. It is a pain (or impossible) to remove scratches in acrylics.
The 150g for $225 is that acrylic? I have a 125 that I bought on craigslist for $150 with everything(stand, canopy, filter, lights, skimmer) on craigslist but it's glass. Did yours come with the stand? 125-150g are very common size tank.
fort384 said:I had an acrylic tank years and years ago. I didn't like it at all. It seemed like if you looked at it wrong it would scratch. I could see having small acrylic tanks... but for such a big tank, I just wouldn't want to have something that easy to damage. One false move could put a large blemish on the tank that is almost impossible to get rid of.
mfdrookie516 said:Yes, mine came with stand, lights, heater, two mag floats, he even offered about 3" of live sand but I didn't need it since I was going fw with it. To make the deal even better, I got a fluval 305 and 405 for $25 more. And mine's glass. Mine's 60x24x24, so its not the most common 150g size, but I like it
fort384 said:well, it is just my opinion, fwiw. I was pretty young when I had mine and pretty irresponsible
Maybe with proper care, it isn't as bad as I remember it.