Glass vs. Plexiglass

[ilbasso]

I am contemplating building my own display tanks for my carnivores and I was wondering if there has been any study regarding terratium materials. I assume that there have been but does anybody know if plexiglass sides for a plant-only terrarium offer up any problems? I'm thinking that the structure will be wood so the "glass" is only for viewing purposes and not structural.

 

[Not a Number]

Plexiglass scratches easily, the biggest drawback really.

 

[Clint]

Acrylic scratches easily but the scratches are removable. Glass is much harder to scratch but it's permanent.

I like glass.

 

[Not a Number]

Depends on how deep the scratches are on plexi...

 

[quogue]

Acryllic's expensive, and as mentioned it scratches. But it is lightweight and acryllic cleaners cover up the scratches pretty well depending on how deep they are.
I had like no scratches on the Acryllic Orchidarium I used for years, again quite lightweight.

 

[JMurphy97]

I also am trying to build a room for my neps in the basement. I was just thinking of putting a clear shower curtain-type thing stapled to the wood just to hold humidity. Wood glass be cheaper then plexi-glass?

 

[xXTWECOXx]

i have always had a problem with plexi-glass warping