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Scratching is a common problem with acrylic aquariums.   Acrylic is a type of plastic material that is used in various applications.   Even if you use acrylic-friendly scrapers and scrubbers, a grain of grit or sand that gets stuck in your algae scraper or cleaning pad can cause scratches on your expensive acrylic aquarium acrylic surface.   Acrylic aquariums are susceptible to scratching as well, but glass aquariums have a scratch resistance that is significantly higher than that of acrylic aquariums.   Aquari... more