Acrylic

[allan]

Looks as if I will be building a sump/fuge for my next tank. The current 55gallon won't fit under my new stand.

Where do you all get your acrylic here in San Antonio? I've looked at HD, but I think I will need more than just a couple of two foot sheets.

Allan

[hobogato]

i use allied plastic supply. they are off of I35 between rittiman and eisenhower.

[robalv]

get with ACE (Hobogato) he can build it for you for a little over the cost of materials and leave you with an outstanding product..

[allan]

What do you say Ace?

[hobogato]

gimme a call

[Bill S]

Ace is the place! And allied, if you do it yourself.

[ReefOne]

I get my acrylic from Regal.

I'm going to be starting my custom build for my new house next month. I'm stoked, it's gonna be sweet.

[Squiers007]

Hey ReefOne, is Regal located in Corpus? Thanks.

[LoneStar]

Hey ReefOne, is Regal located in Corpus? Thanks.

There is not one in Corpus. The nearest location would be in San Antonio.

http://www.regal-plastics.com/sa.html


It's minutes from Allied, so you could hit up both stores if one didn't have everything you needed.

[Squiers007]

So, there are a bunch of products on the Regal website. Which one would you use for aquarium/sump building? Thanks.

[ReefOne]

Cyro AcryliteFF Extruded Acrylic. Machines well, looks really good. That's all i use. Extruded is what you want to use for sumps. 1/4" minimum, that's what I recommend. Allows for a little mess up if your seams arent the best. Takes some practice. Plus you can micro-mesh and make the seams crystal clear. Be on the look out for my upcoming thread for my build. I'll take pics of everything as I progress in the build. HTH.

Ram

[Squiers007]

Hey sweet and if you need a hand with anything let me know, I would love to learn how to do this kind of stuff.

[allan]

sounds good