Custom Acrylic sumps?

[Skimmin]

Hey Dez. I already have an appropriate solvent weld for the job but thanks for the offer. The solvent I'm using is like water and actually melts the pieces together instead of just bonding them. So instead of the sump being a box of numerous pieces glued together it actually becomes one big piece of acrylic.

[Dez]

Originally Posted by Skimmin

Hey Dez. I already have an appropriate solvent weld for the job but thanks for the offer. The solvent I'm using is like water and actually melts the pieces together instead of just bonding them. So instead of the sump being a box of numerous pieces glued together it actually becomes one big piece of acrylic.

Are you using weld-on 4 or 3? I'm familiar with the wicking technique and through Mr Alberta's research doesn't created as strong of joints FYI. Ask Mr Alberta, he just built a tank and did a ton of research.

[Skimmin]

I'm sure as with anything there are plenty of options. This is the route I'm gonna go with. The other thing to consider is with baffles the structure becomes stronger and honestly I'm not concerned about the force a few feet of head pressure pressure will cause on 1/2" acrylic. I have an old 1/4" acrylic tank that is 24" tall, approx 10-12 years old, and it is welded using the solvent weld technique I described earlier and the tank is still fine, and holding water. Thanks for you comment