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Looking to buy a custom or prebuilt acrylic tank roughly 120 gallons any recommendations on a company / place to order from
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@Tenecor AquariumsLooking to buy a custom or prebuilt acrylic tank roughly 120 gallons any recommendations on a company / place to order from
How you management of not scratching it since acrylic scratches easily supposedlyStill have (in use, not for sale) a 120g Tenecor tank from ~1995…still in excellent shape, highly recommended
I can’t say that I’ve never scratched it, but I’ve always been able to sand and polish them out…without emptying the tank.How you management of not scratching it since acrylic scratches easily supposedly
The number 1 rule of “acrylic club”, is never leave the magnet cleaner on the tank
How do you polish them out without removing water?I can’t say that I’ve never scratched it, but I’ve always been able to sand and polish them out…without emptying the tank.
The number 1 rule of “acrylic club”, is never leave the magnet cleaner on the tank… for some reason, every visitor, young and old, has the uncontrollable urge to move them, and that’s where some scratches will come from!
I’ve had many different tanks in the past ~70 years, but I don’t want another large glass tank!
I also recommend Fish Tanks Direct, they build my 200 & 500g acrylic tanks.
Inside of tank is done with wet-dry sandpapers (cloth) … outside can be sandpaper and then liquid polishesHow do you polish them out without removing water?
Interesting what kind of grits you recommend like 1000?Inside of tank is done with wet-dry sandpapers (cloth) … outside can be sandpaper and then liquid polishes
I can’t say that I’ve never scratched it, but I’ve always been able to sand and polish them out…without emptying the tank.
The number 1 rule of “acrylic club”, is never leave the magnet cleaner on the tank… for some reason, every visitor, young and old, has the uncontrollable urge to move them, and that’s where some scratches will come from!
I’ve had many different tanks in the past ~70 years, but I don’t want another large glass tank!
I also recommend Fish Tanks Direct, they build my 200 & 500g acrylic tanks.
Delivered in July 2017. Not sure about type… both (200 & 500g) were custom built to my specs. Absolutely would order again!Thats who Ive been looking at! How long have you had the fish tanks direct tank? Also is it a tsunami or the clearview?
My kit is up at my new house as I prepare to install the 200g there, but I think that grits go up to 6000!Interesting what kind of grits you recommend like 1000?
I find acrylic does scratch but it’s very hard to see most scratches. It’s definetly overstated on here mostly by people who have never owned acrylic
Acrylic tanks are nice, I like it that they are lighter and clearer than glass.I love acrylic tanks and have had two pretty big ones, but imo there's no way to physically touch the material without scratching it. It's like washing a car - if you're touching it, even with the softest microfiber towels, you're scratching it. Just plan to polish it back to new every couple years.