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:: Lighter

Acrylic is about 48% the weight of glass. Two people can carry an eight feet (300 Gallon) aquarium, while it would take 4-6 people to carry the same aquarium made of glass.

:: Stronger

Acrylic aquariums are up to 17 times stronger than glass aquariums. This gives acrylic aquariums, especially larger ones, a wider safety margin when it comes to the possibility of a tank breaking.

:: Flexible

Acrylic is not rigid, it has give. If accidentally bumped into, the chance of an acrylic aquarium breaking is much less than its glass counterpart. If an acrylic aquarium is damaged it would crack slightly as opposed to exploding.

:: Clarity

Acrylic allows 92% of light to pass while glass only allows 70%. This means that you see more of the true colors of the fish & corals. With good filtration, the fish seem to be in the air, as if the wall wasn't there.

:: Isolative

Acrylic is a thermoplastic. It holds heat/cold much better than glass. If you have a power failure, your acrylic aquarium will take much longer to cool down/heat up than a glass aquarium.

:: Machine able

Acrylic can be cut, drilled and machined easily with minimal loss of strength. Glass loses much strength when drilled.

:: Seamless

Acrylic can be molecularly bonded; melted together. The aquarium becomes a one-piece unit. You will not have the problem of leaks or seams splitting which is an inherent problem with glass tanks over a period of time.

Acrylic in itself is also a much more costly material to use. However, because we buy in bulk and at a lower price, we can pass on that savings to you. If you went to the store right now and bought enough acrylic material to actually build a product like ours, you're going to have spent just about the same amount as if you got a product built by us and shipped to you. Minus of course the machinery cost and time factor.

When you buy any product from I~Aquatic™, you can be assured that you are not only getting it built by professionals, but that you are getting it at an extremely affordable price.