BK Posted February 16, 2005 Report Share Posted February 16, 2005 What is best. Glass dosen't mark as easy but for a tank room (breeding) it's not so important. What is strongest. I have options on Wholesale rates for both so cost is pretty close. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jo1 Posted February 16, 2005 Report Share Posted February 16, 2005 Scratches on acrylic tanks can be polished out with alot of elbow grease and brasso (or polishing compound). Someone suggested that we try toothpaste as it would have the same effect as brasso and someone else told me they get their tanks reheated and the scratches comeout that way. I think it would depend on how wide the faces were and the wider you go the thicker the acrylic would have to be and therefore more expensive. I would go with glass for breeding tanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Posted February 16, 2005 Report Share Posted February 16, 2005 Glass every time easy to cut, easy to glue, easy to clean, easy to dismantle if you need to do repairs. Go glass. Alan 104 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suphew Posted February 16, 2005 Report Share Posted February 16, 2005 I think the fact that 99+% of tanks are made from glass says it all. I have only ever seen one proper tank made from acrylic, it was my fathers and was a pain in the butt, it came apart a couple of times (which might have been poor workmanship) plus as it got older the acrylic (I assume this was what it was made from) went opaque. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bilbo Posted February 17, 2005 Report Share Posted February 17, 2005 1 more vote for Glass. For all the previosly mentioned reasons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BK Posted February 17, 2005 Author Report Share Posted February 17, 2005 Asking because I find perspec easyer to cut and drill as I have a good work shop with wood working tools. The above post pretty much tells me to use glass, so be it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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