Custom tank question

Kyletc · Mar 31, 2016

So, if you were doing a custom tank, what would you go with? Starfire glass Or acrylic? I'm gonna do a 40x30x20 with external overflow.... Just can't decide what to go with... What are yalls personal opinions and reasons why?

Retro Reefer · Mar 31, 2016

If only someone would invent glass that had the properties of acrylic

.. Weight, strength and insulating properties all make acrylic a good choice but for scratch resistance and clarity you just can't beat glass.

Kyletc · Mar 31, 2016

Retro Reefer said:
If only someone would invent glass that had the properties of acrylic .. Weight, strength and insulating properties all make acrylic a good choice but for scratch resistance and clarity you just can't beat glass.

I know right lol. I love the star fire glass...

Kyletc · Mar 31, 2016

I may go with a reef savvy

maroun.c · Mar 31, 2016

Prefer glass but low iron apparently scratches more than regular but still scratches more than Regular glass.

ReefQueen · Mar 31, 2016

I wish my tank was starfire. If I was having a tank made for me I would make all visible sides starfire. I have had 2 acrylic tanks and it doesn't matter how careful you are, you will scratch it at some point. The plus side is you can buff out acrylic very easily, but I still will vote for glass any day

PatW · Mar 31, 2016

'I have a Starfire tank. There is a slight blue cast to Starfire seen edge on. But I don't see that looking through the glass. My quarantine tank is normal glass and has a marked green tint to it. Acrylic has many pluses but it does scratch very easily.

StikHedRon · Mar 31, 2016

I just built a custom tank and went regular glass and it looks great. Starfire scratches easily and is more expensive for not much value added to the tank

Tom Davey · Mar 31, 2016

I have had both and I would never do acrylic again. Other than a sump. All you need is one piece of sand to put a giant scratch in your tank . and over time mine kinda yellowed a little.