Sauced and Confused (Lost Remix)

[Goaway]

my guess is I will do the stand this weekend and see how I feel after about doing another DIY, woodworking is one thing have all the tools and do it daily anyway --- sump being all glass sounds less fun

Could go with plexi? I never built a tank or a sump. I seen a lot of sumps made from plexi. Do we even call it plexi still?

or is it acrylic?

 

[Lost in the Sauce]

Could go with plexi? I never built a tank or a sump. I seen a lot of sumps made from plexi. Do we even call it plexi still?

or is it acrylic?

Plexiglass was a brand of acrylic.

 

[Goaway]

Plexiglass was a brand of acrylic.

I don't know any of it.

But, it's an option vs glass cutting.

 

[rmorris_14]

creeping and learning a lot......

 

[Lost in the Sauce]

I don't know any of it.

But, it's an option vs glass cutting.

Building a sump using an existing sized, readily available tank, You don't need to cut any glass.

Take your measurements off the tank, cut the acrylic - 1/4"

Route in water passage/weirs if desired, and silicone in place.

 

[vittpsu21]

Could go with plexi? I never built a tank or a sump. I seen a lot of sumps made from plexi. Do we even call it plexi still?

or is it acrylic?

I believe they call it acrylic now

 

[Goaway]

Building a sump using an existing sized, readily available tank, You don't need to cut any glass.

Take your measurements off the tank, cut the acrylic - 1/4"

Route in water passage/weirs if desired, and silicone in place.

I'm not cutting anything, unless it's a steak!

 

[Lost in the Sauce]

Visual reference. The baffles took less than 2 hours from unboxing, To ready for install.

 

[vittpsu21]

Building a sump using an existing sized, readily available tank, You don't need to cut any glass.

Take your measurements off the tank, cut the acrylic - 1/4"

Route in water passage/weirs if desired, and silicone in place.

I think my only other concern with DIY on this is if I mess up the flow but I guess that would be kinda hard anyway since its just compartments. Do you find that overflow is enough or buy acrylic that has flows in the middle of it is important?

 

[vittpsu21]

Visual reference. The baffles took less than 2 hours from unboxing, To ready for install.

ok you answered my above with th is, you ordered them offline already pre made... this makes a lot more sense

love the hardplumbing too tbh always found it better

 

[Lost in the Sauce]

ok you answered my above with th is, you ordered them offline already pre made... this makes a lot more sense

I did not order any of those baffles pre-made. @F i s h y was kind enough to cut them oversized from his acrylic hord and send them to me.

I used to half inch up spiral router bit to cut central flow. 1/4" spiral bit on the router table to cut the weir teeth on an adjustable baffle (pictures above) so that I can change the running water height in some.

 

[vittpsu21]

did you find the router hard to use on the acrylic?

 

[Lost in the Sauce]

did you find the router hard to use on the acrylic?

Not at all. It routes the same as wood, without ever having to worry about grain direction.

 

[vittpsu21]

Not at all. It routes the same as wood, without ever having to worry about grain direction.

this might not be so bad then tbh

 

[vittpsu21]

My wifes one request is that my sump can't sit on the hardwood, so I believe when I make the stand this weekend I will just support the bottom as well as the top and skin it with ply so it can support the sump weight also

 

[Lost in the Sauce]

this might not be so bad then tbh

It really isn't.

 

[vittpsu21]

I am leaning towards a 40g sump on the 120, so the size probably would be noticeably smaller than yours maybe, I guess I could however go bigger if I wanted and was DIY'ing it

 

[Lost in the Sauce]

I am leaning towards a 40g sump on the 120, so the size probably would be noticeably smaller than yours maybe, I guess I could however go bigger if I wanted and was DIY'ing it

Where are you located?

I run a 40 breeder sump with Fiji cube inserts under my 120. It's a great size. Doesn't leave a whole lot of room under the stand, but enough.

 

[vittpsu21]

Where are you located?

I run a 40 breeder sump with Fiji cube inserts under my 120. It's a great size. Doesn't leave a whole lot of room under the stand, but enough.

I am in Pittsburgh, PA, yeah thats what I was thinking about the 40 breeders are pretty readily available also

 

[vittpsu21]

I am lucky that the laundry room (with easy access to water is right behind the wall of where I am placing this too) I already started to go through the drywall and cement behind and running the lines for the rodi and maybe one day ATO