Who can build an acrylic tank if I buy the acrylic
 

I'm looking for someone experienced in building acrylic tanks to build the tank for me I will supply the every luv and any materials needed for the job please leg me know so we can talk prices it's gonna be a large tank 8 feet by about 42 wide by 24 high

That's one big arse tank!! From my experience when I built my acrylic sump it's not an easy thing to do. What thickness of acrylic are you thinking of using? My sump has sprung a couple leaks that where easy to fix but there is a real nack to building with acrylic.

Envision in Oregon. He will do that tank 1" thick all around.

Are you sure you want an acrylic tank? One of my tanks is acrylic and I hate it. Hard to clean coralline algae from it, as you can only use plastic scrapers.

And they are very easily scratched. All you need is a grain of sand (or coralline) caught in your mag cleaner, and it will make a scratch. Mine is full of scratches. And I use the special underpads for acrylic, but like I said, all it takes is a small grain of sand.

I have another glass tank downstairs and it is a joy to clean compared to my acrylic one. And while it is an old tank, hardly any scratches on it.

Once you get to a tank of that size, the advantages of acrylic start to outweigh the troubles

Wow! Acrylic? Cost wise it might be a reasonable thing to do but for longevity, aesthetics, and ease of maintenance, I would suggest glass, IMO. A tank that big will need new levels of support. Space. $$$$$$$$$$$ out the wazooh !!!! Again. IMO.

its not that difficult to work with acrylic yourself. you just have to find the solvent for it. industrial plastics and paint carries weld-on products and thats what i used to build my sump. google it and theres lots of info on gluing acrylic. getting joints that are bubble free is the most difficult part :(

Talk to Codfather.

I know for a fact Bob is good with acrylics. Whether or not he wants to build a tank, I don't know.

I think he built his previous one from acrylic.

BUT the cost of that much acrylic os going to be astronomical!! I bought a small piece.. 1/4' thick by about 16x20" for $30 just for a sock holder. I can't even guess the cost of a thicker huger piece!

Good luck.

my sump is a very strange shape, but it holds 25g full, i have a bubble trap from the skimmer/filter sock compartment to the LR/chaeto compartment, then a baffle to the return pump section and the acrylic was over 300$. its only 1/4" thick as well.

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hey thanks guys ya i know it gonna be pricy but ive priced out the acrylic im gonna either go 3/4 or 1'' and if i buy 8x4 sheets its not that much more then getting a glass one custom made that size it gonna be around 3 grand but thats no including getting it made now lol.


but im not gonna move another 2500lb tank ever again ive done it to many time at least if i gotta move it it will be very reasonable