Too good of a deal to pass up?

[dschuffert]

That price for the tank alone is okay, but not a good deal in the Chicago area. I personally would prefer tempered glass and not acrylic. I had a few acrylics and they scratch too easily, I haven't had that issue with glass.

 

[Jrain904]

Yes do it. I love acrylic tanks. Who cares it doesn't have a name brand stamped on it
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what would concern me is the fact that it was a trade in, no idea how it was stored or for how many years. I would atleast reach out to someone like melevs reef and ask about storage and longevity being dry.

 

[Tonycass12]

Tony, give Bluethumb in Saginaw a call and see what they would charge for a similar 75G acrylic tank.
I'd at least do that and weigh what they say vs buying that one at your LFS.

EDITED:
bluethumb builds acrylic tanks in-house. they have built several of their display tanks and may have something similar available.

Thanks ill check them out

 

[Crustaceon]

Anyone under 100g, I'd just go with a glass tank for cost and scratch resistance reasons. Over that gallonage, I prefer acrylic because yeah...it's really bad when a 100g or above glass paneled tank blows out.

 

[90's reefer]

Thier is no issue in storing an acrylic tank as the seams are chemically bonded.
I have had both and have 1 noname acrylic tank, its a 24x20x18x1/2".
Check for bubbles in the seams is the best way to tell the quality of the tank.

 

[Tonycass12]

Thanks everyone for the input, ive decided to pass on this tank.