Bluetangs 360 gallon upgrade

[BlueTang<3]

Originally Posted by whytey

you will be very happy with your lights i have one above my cube and it is awesome i"am in the glens in stony plain
Glen

Cool good to see another reefer from stony, I know who to bugg when the time comes to set them up, we are in the fairways.

[FishyFishy!]

Dimensions are simply amazing. Can't wait to see this up and running. I followed your 180 build, and it was a very inspirational tank.

[Marlin65]

Same never had a problem with that. I have a call in to my glass suplier to find out if it is softer or not. I don't see how it could be.

Originally Posted by wickedfrags

Interesting. IMO you really need to be mindful of the person telling you about the glass, and maybe see their current tank. what do the stores say out there?

I think reef keepers generally fall into 2 categories when it comes to scratches in their tank, those who scratch their glass, and those who do not.

For example, I helped move a brand new tank for a fellow reefer, a brand new starphire tank (replacing an older non-starphire tank). Tank was perfect when we moved it. 4 months later I go over to check it out, more scratches on the 4 month old tank than I have put on tanks in the my entire life!!! (including 4 starphire tanks). His old tank was quite scratched up also.

I am not suggesting starphire does not scratch more easily based on the properties of the glass. That being said I have exclusively purchased starphire tanks since 2003 and have never found it to be a problem, and have never put a scratch of significance on any other them.

Just me, perhaps I am just a little weird about how I maintain the glass. I did not notice any problems moving from regular float glass to low iron. cheers.