Best-- acrylic or glass

[Leefrogs]

bumping up.

[Tony]

I also share Cheri's preference for glass. The light weight of acrylic and resistance to cracking or chipping are nice, but over time you will end up with a scratched up, foggy mess. Acrylic also has a tendency to warp when exposed to heat and humidity which can open gaps that can be an escape route for feeders and smaller frogs.

[Leefrogs]

any tips for attaching doors glass with no metal corners? Drilling holes my only option? Is there an epoxy I can use? Side note/ I have diamond grinders (of every variety) for roughing glass for epoxy

[pez]

You could make some acrylic hinges, but with a glass door. So you paste the hinges to the glass with silicone. I've known people who make it this way.

[Tony]

any tips for attaching doors glass with no metal corners? Drilling holes my only option? Is there an epoxy I can use? Side note/ I have diamond grinders (of every variety) for roughing glass for epoxy

I have only built tanks using E-channel track for sliding doors, I don't know of any easy way to make swinging glass doors. While I have never tried it myself, I have read many reports of attempts to bond acrylic and glass (such as the acrylic hinge on glass doors idea) ending in the silicone failing and the two parts separating.

[John]

over time you will end up with a scratched up

Acrylic also has a tendency to warp

Tony's second point makes acrylic difficult to work with if you're cutting a thin sheet. Thicker kinds can be used to make terrariums but that's specialist work in my opinion.

[Leefrogs]

Thanks everyone! But I will be getting glass or acrylic cut by the pros, and using the glue they use for assembly. I like the idea of acrylic being shatter proof, it is tempered I beleive, and only made it an option as I am stressing on a door, and all it requires for professional apearance. I could go the easy route and just buy a 100 gal, but then I'll be looking at the black aquarium edge, and I'm custom fitting to my house. 1/2 end table, 1/2 terrarium. (next year maybe a coffee table)

I could just make it shorter, UG, and reach from the top, double uuugg!! Would like a frount opening door.