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Originally Posted by mps9506 I think a lot of us are also thinking of the old school acrylic tanks that did scratch very easily and yellow quickly.
IMO the newer acrylic tanks I've seen are crystal clear, more scratch resistant, and not prone to yellow. The bowing shouldn't occur if the proper thickness acrylic is used. (BTW I'm not saying none of the above doesn't occur, but in newer tanks acrylic tanks I've seen, they are much more scratch resitant, heck, I've already put scratches into the glass of our new 144 oceanic).
I really can vote for either glass or acrylic doni. You are gonna have to weigh out each option and decide what will work best for you.
Acrylic will give you more options for shapes and dimensions without having to brace the hell out of the tank, or having a tank that weighs 1500lbs empty.
Glass is more durable, generally easier to get in our part of the country, and easy to clean. I also don't know how much you want to spend, but the clarity of good acrylic vs glass is noticable, unless you want to go starphire or low iron. I personally don't care that much to invest in starphire or chose acrylic over glass for that reason though.
I say just build an indoor pool. I'll help you with water changes on weekends if you do. Just not the salt bill. |
All very good points. I do tend to remember the older tanks and notwhats out there now and new. The weight issue might be a good point Doni concerning your flooring.Plus i must say you are patrticular on the up keep of your tank so im sure you will be carful not to scratch the tank. Me, im to wild to have an acrylic tank. Always changing things around and messin with it. Ive been known to use a chisel and hammer to remove coraline. LOL jk