Starphire vrs good old glass

[Doug]

Originally Posted by sphelps

For the record I said careless not stupid

Sorry. That was meant as a joke. Thus the little laughy fella.


And as I said, despite my views, I would still do another low iron clear type glass front of the tank thingy.

[Zoaelite]

Originally Posted by sphelps

Mike, remember when I said careless? Tiger shark is magnet for 15-19mm glass thickness, a RSM250 uses 10mm glass. The Piranha is rated for 10mm but the Hammerhead would have also been a better choice as well which is what I used on my 10mm, 12mm and now 15mm starphire tanks. Standard velco pad for glass, never once has it scratched it.

I agree the velcro won't be the culprit, Steve do you keep your float in the tank 24/7? The only time I have ever scratched my glass (regular) was a pesky baby snail that somehow worked its way in between the magnets.

[Skimmerking]

Originally Posted by sphelps

Mike, remember when I said careless? Tiger shark is magnet for 15-19mm glass thickness, a RSM250 uses 10mm glass. The Piranha is rated for 10mm but the Hammerhead would have also been a better choice as well which is what I used on my 10mm, 12mm and now 15mm starphire tanks. Standard velco pad for glass, never once has it scratched it.

well crap Steve I never thought about that before until now..\\hmmmmmmm

[Skimmerking]

Originally Posted by Zoaelite

I agree the velcro won't be the culprit, Steve do you keep your float in the tank 24/7? The only time I have ever scratched my glass (regular) was a pesky baby snail that somehow worked its way in between the magnets.

I wont on this tank

[sphelps]

Originally Posted by Zoaelite

I agree the velcro won't be the culprit, Steve do you keep your float in the tank 24/7? The only time I have ever scratched my glass (regular) was a pesky baby snail that somehow worked its way in between the magnets.

Yeap I do, but I usually check for things like that prior to moving it. It would be smarter to keep it out completely.

[Xadieu]

Since we are talking about starphire and float glass, does anyone have an opinion on Optiwhite Glass? Optiwhite glass is like float except without the green tint while holds more iron than starphire but less than float, I guess it's in between float and starphire.

[Pan]

Originally Posted by Xadieu

Since we are talking about starphire and float glass, does anyone have an opinion on Optiwhite Glass? Optiwhite glass is like float except without the green tint while holds more iron than starphire but less than float, I guess it's in between float and starphire.

I think the ADA tanks are optiwhite glass...or at least can be? They look nice. There is something about the heat transfer qualities of Optiwhite though...I read somewhere...I'll try to dig it out.

plus its cheaper

Even the color changes with low iron depending on the thickness...

for example:
http://www.fabglass.com/sub_products...hire_info.html

[Ram3500]

So it seems that based on all your comments float glass might be the better glass by a slight margin . I call it 5 for float glass 4 for starphire and 3 indecisive . The one thing that is clear is mag floats are cause a lot of scratches on any glass due to sand finding its way under the velcro. I think it's kind of like comparing LCD to plasma or led they all look good when they are 60"

[Madmak]

I've got 12 sq ft of scratched up low iron glass right on the front of my tank, the rest is fine.

[miuYH]

Originally Posted by Pan

I think the ADA tanks are optiwhite glass...or at least can be? They look nice. There is something about the heat transfer qualities of Optiwhite though...I read somewhere...I'll try to dig it out.

plus its cheaper

Even the color changes with low iron depending on the thickness...

for example:
http://www.fabglass.com/sub_products...hire_info.html

I dont think ADA tanks uses Optiwhite glass. ADA's glass have a lower lead count than Optiwhite glass.