Acrylic Company *local*

Anybody knows anyone that sells acrylic sheets (not in bulk) and also cut them to size?
I'm planning to make a sump tank system for my aquarium...

 

cope plastics,
http://www.copeplastics.com/docs/index.html

thats were I get my stuff.
(but you may need a tax ID)

 

didn't know that...do u know if they cut them to size?

 

So no one can just go in to buy it?

 

what thickness Acrylic are you looking for? 1/8"??

 

Its gonna be filled with water...and about 48x18x18, I think 1/4 in thick would be safer...i think

roughly 50-55 gals.

 

damn, like 416 pounds!

 

heres another:

http://www.classicacrylics.com/

 

:biggrin:

hope the 1/4 in. will hold haha

 

dam...how come I couldn't find these when I was searching...lol

 

cause these are in my rolodex.

 

Thanks phil...Talk'in to Classic right now...
dam son...$200 rough estimate...

 

custom = $$$$$$$$

 

not really custom...same price from another vendor in IL, but they produce them daily...that's there specialty I guess...different from ones that don't do this as an everyday thang...

 

How did you come up with 1/4"? I think I have seen tables for that somewhere while doing research for making acrylic vivariums and lids.

If my memory serves me, 1/4" sounds kind of thin for the size of the tank.

If you have access to a table saw, it is actually quite easy to cut the stuff to size.

 

I was talking to a few vendors majority of them said 1/4 in. remember it isn't a full fledge fish tank...it is similiar to a wet/dry/SUmp system...probably about 50% of it will be filled with water, after all the filter media...

I have no access to a table saw,I may just have them cut it to the size I need...Doesn't cost a whole lot more...Don't u need a special acrylic blade to cut it with so that you don't crack while cutting it?

 

55 gallon is a pretty shallow tank. Not that heavy at all.

 

shibbs...better avatar... I was getting dizzy with the old one...lol

if I really fill it (water), it is about 400+ lbs.

 

Sorry, I meant not that heavy for 1/4"

Its not a very wide or deep tank, so I believe 1/4 would be fine. Although thicker on the bottom would never be a bad idea. More $$ tho.

 

actually the bottom would matter as much as the front and back of the tank...the bottom has the floor to support it, so it won't bow out like the F & B

 

yes, this.

 

No.

I use a standard blade (can't remember the #) carbide tooth.

You can get special blades for acrylic, but I've had good luck using mine, what I did was read the specs on the "special" blade, and found the closest one I could find at menard's.

 

whatever, we cut acrylic everyday,
if the the specs are wrong, it will chip.

I'm not saying go out and buy a diamond tip blade,
you just have to know what your doing.
not everyone has the RIGHT tools.

 

Ghetto-fabulous!

 

yes, this.

 

I was thinking about that...Just thought I could go acrylic for not much more...lol