Is starfire worth it in 1/2"?

[Delphinus]

August is a very long time to wait.

I dunno, I guess there are plenty of reef tank out there that don't have low-iron glass and you don't really hear all that often "Man! This tank sucks because it has regular glass instead of Starphire!!" .. so it's probably OK.

Having said that I'd still check into the cost. If it was say a difference of $100 for example, and if you had some means to make up for that (I dunno, ride your bike to work for a month instead of drive? Don't go out for dinner or lunches for a couple weeks if you do that sort of thing? Etc.? Etc.?)... but otherwise, I don't generally condone going against the wishes of SheWhoMustBeObeyed.. (Having said that, I find it's better to ask for forgiveness than to ask for permission. It's always a fine line!!)

[lastlight]

That's exactly my thinking man.

If it's like $100 or even $200 I am prepared to beg. If not then I'm going ahead. Even tho I can't get anything else till after August at least I can stare at the tank!

[lastlight]

Well that wasn't the world's largest window for feedback. I'm leaving work...

My finger is ITCHY. Either way the ball rolls tonight!

Impulsively,

Me

[Brent F]

What about starfire for the front pannel only?

[untamed]

I suspect that the reason no one ever notices is that you only realize the visual difference when you are given a comparison. When I had the chance to examine a tank that was 1/2 starfire and 1/2 normal I thought the difference was substantial. (The glass on that tank was thicker than 1/2")

Another way to put it..... would be to say that it is like looking at the world through green sunglasses. When you first put them on, everything looks green....after a while, you don't notice anymore but the glasses are still filtering out non-green light. Your brain just tries to compensate.

[mark]

Picked Starfire for my 145g (front panels 3/8") mainly because is an room divider so didn't want to be seeing green if looking through both panes.

Where it was most noticeable was after waiting months and months for BVA to complete my tank was when I showed up to find they made the tank from regular glass. Just looking through the green monolith, it was enough to make me comfortable for the extra cost for Starfire (just had to wait a few more months for the tank I originally ordered to be completed).

[wickedfrags]

Starphire Glass from PPG is worth every penny. Plan on approximately 30% more costs +/-.

Considering that the tank is not that expensive in the grand scheme of things (live rock, lights, skimmer, reactors), I would highly recommend it. I have owned both and would never go back to regular glass.

[Myka]

I'd put thicker than 1/2" glass on that!!

[bassman]

Originally Posted by Myka

I'd put thicker than 1/2" glass on that!!

Why is that? I have a 230 right now made from 1/2"