Scratches On New Aquarium, Should I Be Worried?

Hello, I'm beginning to set up my first aquarium and I bought a new 20 gallon tank and had begun setting it up when I noticed it has a few scratches on the inside glass. I can feel them when I run my fingers over the inside but not the outside.

It currently has water sitting in it and I'm waiting to see if these scratches do in fact leak, so far they are not but they do have tiny bubbles forming down these scratches. They come back of I wipe the bubbles off too. Is this a sign of a potential future issue? Should I return the tank or is this nothing to be worried about?

I cannot get a good photo of the scratches but one is a U shaped scratch on the front panel there are three on the bottom panel, two 5 inch long scratches and one small 8 shaped scratch. I am very worried to get too far invested into a project for these scratches to manifest into something worse and endanger any future fish I wish to have.

 

If that was a brand new aquarium from the store I would return it. I'm not paying new prices for an item that is a factory second. Now if you bought it used well scratches can be part of the deal then. A scratch on the inside glass won't leak, a crack will leak at some point. most scratches on the inside of the glass disappear when the tank is filled with water depending on the depth of the scratch in the glass.

 

The main issue would be visibility.
If it bugs you I would return it.
Those scratches will always be the first spot algae will be.

 

I agree return it if its new

 

And if it is used, put the scratches side to the rear, where they won’t be nearly as visible, and decor will probably cover them up