Acrylic or Glass

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Acrylic pros:
- much lighter than glass
- absorbs impacts much better than glass
- cleaner the regular float glass

Acrylic cons:
- more expensive for a well made aquarium
- acrylic and bow and yellow over time if cheap acrylic is used
- scratches if you look at it the wrong way (on the other hand it can be buffed out relatively easily - but on the third hand doing so is a real monstrous pain in the butt especially if the scratch is on the inside - live rock falling over and sand are all too common culprits. And just ask untamed about what his trigger did to his beautiful acrylic tank).