- Location
- NYC
I am considering upgrading to a 180g acrylic from a 120g glass. Would anyone know the pros and cons and the weight differentials as well as the length/width/depth? Also, where would you get one? Thanks!
Ron
Ron
if you go with acrylic contact Paul / Kimoyo , he builds the best acrylic tanks I've seen in the NY area.
as for the glass vs acrylic debate it's been gone over and over. no matter what you do the acrylic will scratch, depending on how careful you are they can be scratches you can live with. other than that one con, I like acrylic.
i like acrylic, for one thing nowhere's as heavy as glass, better optical viewing, , but scratches easy, but so does low iron glass, so when someone says it scratches yes it dose and yes you can buff it out, not that easy with glass when it gets scratches, plus regular glasss has that greenish color , but acrylic after a while years and years it can turn yellowish, also acrylic dosent break as easy as glass duh... I think acrylic is so much clearer than glass. glass is cheaper too for the most part..so it up too you, if you have to carry a tank up a bunch of flight of stairs, That would be my decideing factor.. good luck
yeah...i remember carrying my tank four flights up the stairs...that was a beotch! i want to find a way to increase the size without adding more weight - that is very important factor in this!
Thanks Marrone! I'd love to get a 6' tank...would you know if a filled 120g glass would weigh as much as a 180g acrylic?
60 gallon more water will weight as least 360lbs and thus a 180G filled with water will definitely heavier than a 120G glass filled with water.