FamousGuy Posted June 29, 2002 Share Posted June 29, 2002 Some say they're made out of acrylic, some say cheap plastic, does anyone on here know for sure? Link to comment
SaltyDog Posted June 29, 2002 Share Posted June 29, 2002 According to their website, Marineland claims their tanks are made of Acrylic. Here's the manual in Adobe Acrobat format... http://www.marineland.com/products/manuals...tems_manual.pdf (Edited by SaltyDog at 4:18 am on June 29, 2002) Link to comment
Dave ESPI Posted June 29, 2002 Share Posted June 29, 2002 Sugar and spice and everything nice?.... umm nope thats girls..... Polychloroacetate.... or acetate to be exact. they are crappy and scratch wicked easily. Over time the UV will yellow them from PCs and god help you if you smoke.... the tar will sooo stain them. Link to comment
My Alife 7 Posted June 29, 2002 Share Posted June 29, 2002 Basically... DO NOT buy one. I made the mistake of getting an eclipse for it's "looks" and man was I disapointed with the tank within a month. Link to comment
Fishiebusiness Posted June 29, 2002 Share Posted June 29, 2002 Do not put any weight on top of these things! I put like a cup of water ontop and the tank cracked Link to comment
FamousGuy Posted June 29, 2002 Author Share Posted June 29, 2002 I just noticed on the marineland web page that they also make the "clear for life" line of acrylic tanks, i wonder if these are of the same material as the eclipse tanks(Dave?). d*mn, I was thinking about getting a clear for life 55g down the line cuz they're really inexpensive, maybe i should stick to tenecor/seaclear Link to comment
My Alife 7 Posted June 30, 2002 Share Posted June 30, 2002 I think there's a reason why they're inexpensive... Link to comment
Dave ESPI Posted June 30, 2002 Share Posted June 30, 2002 "I think there's a reason why they're inexpensive..." yup. suck it up and buy an OCEANIC. good for 20 + years.... you cant use a razorblade on acrylic. and PS PRAY your rock does NOT tumble and scratch the acrylic... it is murder to pollish scratches out of. Link to comment
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