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Old 04-16-2012, 02:37 AM
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Originally Posted by Mike-fish View Post
im thinking of having a large tank built 340g . either acrylic or glass. so what are the drawbacks of an acrylic tank?
Acrylic can be easily scratched would be the biggest con in my opinion.

Of course having said that the scratches can be buffed and polished out when the tank isn't running.

Acrylic generally becomes cheaper than glass on the large tank (like 300 gal and up) but not always.
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