Wed May 21, 2008 11:06 am GMT   Reply      

Hey all, I was wondering what type of Aquariums do most people go with.

Wed May 21, 2008 1:46 pm GMT   Reply      

You should have a category for "both". I have some of each. I responded "glass" because I prefer glass, but I do have both.

Zambize

Wed May 21, 2008 2:51 pm GMT   Reply      

only thing i hate about acrylic is the opening from the top doesn't go all the way out to the edge of the tank, making it quite hard to do certian things in the tank for maintenance. Otherwise, i love my acrylic

Wed May 21, 2008 4:49 pm GMT   Reply      

i love glass... all of my tanks are glass and are going to be glass... even my reef...

Wed May 21, 2008 5:20 pm GMT   Reply      

2 glass....and a plywood glass front DIY monster in the planning stages right now

Wed May 21, 2008 5:43 pm GMT   Reply      

I prefer glass. Acrylic may be 17x stronger in regards to withstanding pressure but I always feel like I'm walking on eggshells when cleaning it, and its not like glass can't take a freaking ton of pressure anyway. I now have 3 glass aquariums, a 30, 16, and10, and one acrylic 5gal which has already been scratched after several months of ownership.

Wed May 21, 2008 6:35 pm GMT   Reply      

I have one 5 gallon acrylic that scratched when I cleaned it with PAPER TOWELS. Argh. Let's hear it for glass!

Z

Wed May 21, 2008 9:20 pm GMT   Reply      

Sorry Zambize... Lets make this what type of tank do you prefer

Wed May 21, 2008 11:30 pm GMT   Reply      

Ruby -
Actually, the poll asks "What type of tank do you have?" which is quite open-ended! Aren't a few comments about the pros and cons regarding certain tanks a natural transition for this topic that would actually enhance the interest? Drats, censored! :)

Forum n. A public meeting place for open discussion. :) :)

Zambize

Fri May 23, 2008 8:08 pm GMT   Reply      

my glass tanks are also scratched up... since i use alot of rock and sand... they're bound to get scratched up wile cleaning and remodeling...