Heartwarming Tips About How To Build A Acrylic Sump
Acrylic sumps are nice but the materials tend.
How to build a acrylic sump. Using thick glass for the baffles, ¼” thick or more, is best. The initial idea spawned when my client was having issues with his small acrylic sump. It should be around 6 times per hour compared to the tank size.
This helps when gluing the baffles in place because with thicker edges you give you more surface area for the silicone to bond. I will show you how i do it and most of the tank builders do it. You can also calculate it this way.
Okay, i'm going to try and build an acrylic sump for my 75. You need thicker cement, weldon 16 is what you need to order they come in two tubes, get one of each. The stand that i have will allow for the following size:
If the tank is 48 ″ x15 ″ x24 in. For example i found a used 55 gallon tank for $10, bought $30 in glass and $10 in aquarium silicone and had a custom glass aquarium sump. I'm starting my 200gal build and starting with the sump first.
Quarter inch glass is also sometimes called plate glass. How thick should sump baffles be? 36 long x 16 wide x 18 high below is an example image i came up.
The smaller is for smaller jobs, getting in and the larger one for making. Using 1/4″ (6mm) glass is what you should aim for for thickness. Determining the ideal flow is very simple.