[wallyfish]

I happen to out on the RAG site tonight looking up information on new glass starfire tanks when I came across this post and just have to chime in here with my two cents. The reason I'm looking for a new tank is because I have a tenecor acrylic tank which for the first 30 days was just awesome looking until that first dreaded scratch and then the 2nd, 3rd, 4th - I think you get the point here. Unless your going to be super super careful in how you move your rock around or clean the tank front, inevitable your going to get scratches. One time I was using my mag algae cleaner and got one small particle of sand in between the cleaner and the acrylic and before I knew it, I had several scratches on the front of the tank! Sure the people, like tenecor will tell you that you can buy a kit to remove the scratches but don't be fooled - this is NOT an easy task. It takes alot of time and the results NEVER look like the original tank - you'll always have a dulled apperance where you tried to remove the scratches. So now I'm sitting here with a very expensive tenecor tank that is going to be difficult to sell. It might be nicer looking, less weight, no seams and better insulation, but none of that maters if you can look into the tank with out noticing the scratches first!