Acrylic -VS- Glass *put to the test* - YouTube
what do you think? glass or acrylic and explain why.
(i'll go make some popcorn)
what do you think? glass or acrylic and explain why.
(i'll go make some popcorn)
I've done acrylic and have not had complaints. Same reasons given above. It gets scratched, but with water in, you usually can't even see the scratches.
what if you have pawsie kids that like to touch the tank or a cat that likes to jumpYes, I scratched mine inside with a magnet cleaner that caught sand last week. Have to really look for it and even then it's no big deal. Scratches on the outside are easily polished out, but using a clean, damp microfiber cloth pretty well eliminates outside scratch danger. Oh, no more mag cleaner. It's hand acrylic only algae pad from here on out.
what if you have pawsie kids that like to touch the tank or a cat that likes to jump
Actually, mag float makes a model for acrylic tanks.Oh, no more mag cleaner. It's hand acrylic only algae pad from here on out.
I have a 135 acrylic that was all stuffed up from the previous owner and I just wet sanded and buffed it out. Can't really do that with glass. Also I ha r a 2yr old and let's just say acrylic can take a good hit.
Actually, mag float makes a model for acrylic tanks.
Mag Float-130A Magnetic Cleaner - Acrylic - Up to 125 Gal.
A credit card also works well on algae on either surface.
I like glass better. It's awful heavy though. My tank was 800 pounds empty.
Actually, mag float makes a model for acrylic tanks.
Mag Float-130A Magnetic Cleaner - Acrylic - Up to 125 Gal.
A credit card also works well on algae on either surface.
I like glass better. It's awful heavy though. My tank was 800 pounds empty.
acrylic bonds but its just a surface weld, and i doubt the weld is as strong as the actual cellcast piece is.Have had many of both. Current acrylic tank is over 20 years old. It has some scratches, but not bad. I like low lead glass, but it's heavy and expensive. I also like the fact that acrylic bonds. Glass aquariums are held together with silicone that doesn't penetrate the glass. They are glued together.