Acrylic

lobre370 · #1 01-28-2008, 10:52 PM

Hey

Does anyone know where i can gets sheet of 1/2" - 1" acrylic, thats a reasonable price

lobre370 · #2 01-28-2008, 11:00 PM

Actually to think about it im sure 1/4 " would work,

hillbillyreefer · #3 01-28-2008, 11:51 PM

Whatcha buildin'? Industrial paints and plastics is the first one off the top of my head. If all you need is 1/4" your local glass shop may have some.

lobre370 · #4 01-29-2008, 04:34 AM

Im building a sump for my current set up and i was thinking id see how well acrylics work, because im planing to build a 100-150 gallon over the summer

hillbillyreefer · #5 01-29-2008, 04:56 AM

1/4" acrylic is good for about 12" of depth. Check out garf.org and look for the DIY calculator. Once you plug in your dimensions it'll spit out a cut list and recommend what to use for thickness. Works well I've used it a couple times.

That being said, I just built a fuge that is 24" deep for the back of my new 33 gal. It's constructed out of 1/4". It is braced in several spots and bows out a bit. It hasn't blown yet and has been in use for 2 weeks. I wouldn't recommend 1/4" for anything that deep. The other tank I built from 1/4" is 24x12x14 and is eurobraced. I doesn't seem to bow and has been holding for about 6 months.

Let us know how you make out.

Brad