Acrylic vs Glass

[clareanded]

Hello,

I am looking into the new large tank for our Mbu, I am hoping to get something that is say 6ft by 3ft by 2ft (L x W X H) and has a greater surface area than a more standard 7ft x 2ft x 2ft tank. I do not have a limitless budget and am of course limited by the width of my front door! Even if the tank is built in my house it isn't going to fit on the way out should we move out!

There are a few custom tank websites that I am browsing but not many offer tanks over 2ft in width, unless I am missing something! I am therefore considering an acrylic tank which would be cheaper, lighter and could fit these dimensions? My only concern is of course the Mbu's beak damaging the acrylic. The question, to which I am interested in people comments upon is would an acrylic tank be safe to house a Mbu if the thickness of the acrylic was say an inch? I understand that the acrylic could still be scratched but I would hope not fully broken....?

Ed

[oldfish]

I would think that acrylic would be the way to go if for no other reason than it would take a small army to move a glass tank of that size.My tank is glass but even when my mbu tries swimming through it to get to a meal he never rubs his beak on it.

[Nick]

Maybe buy a large sheet of glass and bond it to the acrylic on the inside of the main viewing area, just to prevent scratches?

[clareanded]

Cheers guys, acrylic seems the way to go

I got a quote today and a 6ft x 3ft x 2ft is gonna cost 4-6 times of a glass equivalent!!! Eeek!!

[Nick]

Do glass then...