Glass or Acrylic?

[ostrow]

Which one? I can get a 29 gallon with Eclipse hood in either glass or acrylic for virtually the same price.

Which should I get? And why?

 

[William]

Glass doesn't scratch as easily (imo). Glass is easier to get rid of that disgusting green spot algae on it as well. No doubt acrylic has good qualities too I just don't use it

 

[Great Lakes]

Ostrow, Acrylic is generally more expensive, and used for larger tanks to save weight. It does scratch easier too.

I would go with glass for a 29gal.

 

[slt]

i prefer glass to acrylic, as william said i'd imagine that cleaning algea off it
would be a problem, as acrylic is very easy to scratch, my sister has a
2ft acrylic tank and it is starting to go a horrid yellowish colour,

 

[Andi]

I've heard they may lose their shape

 

[luma]

I would definatly go for the glass, much easyier to clean and lasts much longer.

 

[Great Lakes]

I think acrylics only advantage is weight savings.

For instance, a 240gal glass tank that would weigh 300lbs or so, takes three men and a boy to carry. My wife could move a 240gal acrylic by herself.

 

[ostrow]

But filled, that weight difference becomes negligible.

 

[Great Lakes]

True ostrow true.......