I am just wondering after reading all the posts, how common are acrylic tanks in the USA? Up here in Canada they seem to be fairly rare. I honestly can not recall ever seeing one for sale in a LFS. I wonder though as they seem fairly common in the US. I can see many advantages to the acrylic and I guess I really am just curious as to how common they are in the US. That is it not a real big deal just a question.
Acrylic tanks
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I have only seen small acrylic tanks <=10 gallons for sale. I have been looking for a 30 gallon acrylic tank with no luck so far.
Acrylic is VERY common here in california. It is ALOT more expensive then glass and scratches easier then glass. I personally like glass better. But with arcylic, you can drill in holes for sumps..
I too have only seen acrylic tanks around ten gallons or less for sale, usually a desktop aquarium of some type, the only place I've seen a larger one for sale is on the web.
there is only one reason to buy acrylic tanks....
earthquakes.
unless of course your talking large (over 200 gallon) tanks. then the weight savings could be important.
earthquakes.
unless of course your talking large (over 200 gallon) tanks. then the weight savings could be important.
That would be the reason it is popular here...but im not going to spend 150.00 for a 60 gallon acrylic tank opposed to 50.00 for a glass tank.
I spent the extra for the acrylic, but i dont think it'll help much if my whole stand falls over in an earthquake, yikes.