Do you mind scratches?

Arego · Apr 11, 2022

Do you necessarily mind your scratches? I actually have some pretty bad ones near the bottom of mine. The funny thing is even though they're clear as day I don't mind them. Granted when I hear one potentially happen it's never a good thing, that said even though I could get a new one I just don't want to. Anyone else in this camp?

BVF · Apr 11, 2022

They drive me nuts. I have a few that are tempting me to swap out the tank for a new one.

Arego · Apr 11, 2022

Really? I'm not even trying to swap tanks for just that.

albano · Apr 11, 2022

Never liked them, so been using acrylic since 1988… problem solved!

Arego · Apr 11, 2022

albano said:
Never liked them, so been using acrylic since 1988… problem solved!

My 90 was acrylic. Man I could sand that thing so smooth it literally looked invisible with water in it. That tank was a pain as it was tall and skinny.. but scratch removal even with water in isn't even hard with acrylic.

SPS2020 · Apr 11, 2022

Arego said:
My 90 was acrylic. Man I could sand that thing so smooth it literally looked invisible with water in it. That tank was a pain as it was tall and skinny.. but scratch removal even with water in isn't even hard with acrylic.

What process did you use to remove scratches while running the tank?

DaddyFish · Apr 11, 2022

REEFTIDE · Apr 11, 2022

They drive me absolutely insane lol I have a faaaaatttt scratch on the center pane of one of my tanks and it hurts to look at it daily

Arego · Apr 11, 2022

SPS2020 said:
What process did you use to remove scratches while running the tank?

With high count wet dry sand paper

jft · Apr 11, 2022

Absolutely LOATHE THEM, Stop doing acrylic Tanks because while u can remove them, took me hours and Never felt I did it right. Plus some tanks BECAME Cloudy, Someone NEEDS to come up with totally sctrach proof Glass.LOL

cww81 · Apr 11, 2022

I personally find it a huge eyesore depending on the location and size of the scratch. I luckily don’t have any scratches on my tank so far, at least to my knowledge, knock on wood!

SPS2020 · Apr 11, 2022

Arego said:
With high count wet dry sand paper

Thanks! It sounds similar to the approach used by my aquarium magnet mfr:

Scratch Removal Kits – Mighty Magnet LLC

www.mightymagnets.com

G Santana · Apr 11, 2022

My tank is as old as the Red Sea, yeah it has a few blemishes but so do I, no worries lol

shakacuz · Apr 11, 2022

there's 1 or 2 on the inside of the glass to the front glass of my 40B. somehow a piece of sand got under the plate that was big enough to scratch. can't see it unless you're up against the glass about 1-3 inches away. drives me nuts..

FiddlersReef · Apr 11, 2022

Hate them. Try very, very hard to avoid any possibility of causing one.
My wife knows that nobody cleans the glass but me. Period. Because god help you if you're the one who scratches it.

I did polish a scratch out of the front glass of a tank years ago, but it was a massive pain.