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12-14-2006, 07:18 AM
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Acrylic DIY Refugium....
When is it ready to go into the tank?
How long should I wait untill its 100% clean of any chemicals I have washed with tap water and seal tested it.... Now how long to wait to implement? Cameron 
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12-14-2006, 11:59 AM
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You used weld-on? Should be ready within 24hrs, probably alot less.
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12-14-2006, 06:11 PM
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Did you build it or have someone else put it together for you? What dimensions and how much did it cost for materials. I need to get a refugium too about 24" by 24" by 20" tall so I'm curious how your experience was.
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12-15-2006, 08:51 AM
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It's been a few days now.
I built it myself....about 14L by 13H and 3.5D. Pick up the acrylic from IPP from their cut-off scraps. Much cheaper, takes some searching though and I found a couple sheets that were the same size for the front and back. I made most of my pieces by scoring and breaking them...so my edges werent perfect....hence i suggest using weldon 16...like a gel glue. Acrylic about $20-30 2 glue( 1 weldon 4 and 1 weldon 16) about $7 each you could do a large one but with your dimensions you may want to get them to cut you a FULL sheet(4' by 8') Could get expensive though.
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12-15-2006, 03:28 PM
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i built my sump/ refuge out of 1/4 inch and it ran me 150$ a sheet from industrial paints and plastics in Calgary. i just cut mine with a table saw with a triple chip blade in. deffintaley sand or plane your edges tho before bonding it turns out far nicer!
Richard
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01-01-2007, 08:42 PM
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Ouch! I got a sheet of 4'x8' from another plastics place for like $60-80 (forgot), and they even cut it to the dimensions I specified for free. Damn I forgot the name... they're in Coquitlam.
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