building sump partitions

[paul]

i'm building partitions in an old tank of mine that has been drilled on the side for pump. it seems to be cheaper to buy plexiglass and cut it then glass. I did not see glass large enough at home depot. i called a glass company and for glass pieces 18 x 20 was about $21 and for plexiglass $31. seems a lot for each partition. do i just go to home depot and buy the plexiglass they have and cut it to size or what. i'm thinking i just should have bought a new sump. looking for answers before i buy the pieces tomorrow. thanks.

[rrasco]

You can swing by regal plastics on rittiman and buy their scrap for about $1/lb. I bought a pile of about 50lbs for $30 and have been using it for the last two years or so. Still have some too.

18x20 is a big baffle, is it for a 125-150?

[aquaman72]

go to Home Depot and buy the plexi. It is cheaper there and they have silicon that works for glass and plexi so it will work for the partitions. I think the price for an 18x24 of the thick stuff was 18.00 another consideration is the plastic company off the 35 access road near Walzem . They charge 5.00 a square ft and cut it. They also have many colors. I guess it depends on how big of a piece that you need to cover your project. Good luck!

[paul]

the tank i tank is 36 x 18 x 21 h. i heard of that regal plastics. i'm going to look online and maybe stop by there tomorrow. do i just ask for their scrap pile then rrasco.

[rrasco]

Yes, ask them for scrap. They have a section they will take you to and let you pick what you want.

Just to touch on the silicone discussion, I use GE Silicone I to build my sumps. I use it on acrylic baffles in a glass tank and have never had a failure.

[kkiel02]

That price for glass seems really high. I would call a glass store and price it if you feel you want glass. I think I paid about 4 or 5 dollars a baffle when I built the sump for my 180. This was about two years ago now though.

[paul]

stopped by regal plastics and bought some scrap pieces. bought about 5 pieces 19x19 for about 12 bucks. $1/lb. they have cool stuff they make their. the guys were cool there, even gave me a soda from the ice box. where else can you go buy scraps for 12 bucks and get a free soda out of it. thats cool customer service.

[rrasco]

Haha, that's pretty cool. I would go there more often if they were open hours I wasn't at work.

[Santos D.]

Where can you purchase that GE Silicone I from?

[hobogato]

they carry it at lowes and home depot

just make sure it does NOT say "with mold protection"

[Santos D.]

they carry it at lowes and home depot

just make sure it does NOT say "with mold protection"

Thanks for the info, wasn't sure where to buy some at. The aquarium silicone they sell at the LFS are expensive!