Recent content by sid

thanks smudgie! sid

james, I just checked out the IPS link and heres what i found: No such thing as 12 so it was a typo in my documentation. 16 is what was most likely ment to by read. #5 does exsist. here is its discription from ips: 5 - Water thin, slow-setting solvent cement for bonding acrylics. Also bonds...

thanks for the replies guys. I got the numbers from ernie on another topic thread. in his outline to building a sump he stated he used weldon 5 and 12 so I just went with those numbers. so what I want is 4 and 16? thanks sid

with vho or t5, heat shouldn't be a big problem but the bowing affect may be due to the span. what you might do to solve it is to use alluminum u channel from home depot or someplace similar to add strength to the plexi or get some glass panes cut. if this is a wood canopy, just screw the wood...

hey radar (not trying to change the original question) have you had any problem with the rock crumbling over time, I made some 3 years ago but it started to crumble after a year in salt water. as for the original question, yes I to have made it and as radar stated, once covered and "worn in" it...

I hope i can help, What about putting a pice of square wood at each end of the canopy big enough to form a lip which you could then set plexi or possibly reuse your stock tops on. then to clean you just lift the pieces out for cleaning or bulb replacement. for a center brace, make an upside down...

odd yes, I'll send you a pic when I get it done so you'll understand my madness. 9 gal is what I came up with too. as for stock, pipe fish or bangi's or possibly a few other tiny species of fish. no coral or LR just fish and coral skeleton (skeletons I got...don't we all... :twisted: )

Hi and thank you for eading this... I need to find an online vendor that sells weld-on #5 and #12 acrylic solvent. I want to try to build my first acrylic tank but NO-ONE here in my home town carries it or for that fact, has heard of it. (sorry, little vent) I know this sounds dumb but...

thanks for the replies and thank you ernie for the sump directions, they help. Now I have to find a supplier of weld-on #12 and #5. I have called ever place in town from sign shops to glass places and all I get are dumb answers. seems no one in this dinky town has ever heard that you can glue...

Thanks for the info ernie! So do you think 1/4" will be thick enough? thnx again sid

oops, my first post just showed up. sorry for the reprint.

Hello all! I am trying to build an acrylic tank for the first time and need a little advice. my tank will only be 32"L x 4"W x 16"H 1) can I use 1/4" plexi? 2) does weld-on # 4 and 16 sound like the right thickness' of cement? 3) is there a particular "type" of Plexi I need to use? like...

Hello all! I am trying to build an acrylic tank for the first time and need a little advice. my tank will only be 32"L x 4"W x 16"H 1) can I use 1/4" plexi? 2) does weld-on # 4 and 16 sound like the right thickness' of cement? 3) is there a particular "type" of Plexi I need to use? like...

Hello all! I am trying to build an acrylic tank for the first time and need a little advice. my tank will only be 32"L x 4"W x 16"H 1) can I use 1/4" plexi? 2) does weld-on # 4 and 16 sound like the right thickness' of cement? 3) is there a particular "type" of Plexi I need to use? like...