Looking for suggestions on 60 inch sump

lapin · Jul 16, 2019

I did not cast the acrylic. hahahaha
What I did do was have the plastic supplier cut the 2 sheets required of 3/8" cast acrylic. I did one or 2 cuts myself of the smaller pieces.
I routed all the edges as needed. I can cut and route 3/8 in my garage shop. When it came to the tank, I had the supplier cut and route all the 1" stuff as im not equipped for that.
Since I was building my own tank to go with the sump, I needed to learn to use SciGrip #40 which is 2 part . I could not get a bubble free seam on 1" thick with #4.
I built the sump with #40 which was a learning curve. Had to figure out how much to mix. How much to thin if any. How fast to apply it and with what size syringe and needle. Plus how much it would shrink when drying .
Attached are my cut sheets. It took 2 full sheets and they did the cuts for free since I was buying full sheets. I did shop around to see who would cut it for less. As you can see by the cut sheets I made it as few cuts for them as possible. I can explain details more if you are really interested.

Tuffloud1 · Jul 16, 2019

lapin said:
I did not cast the acrylic. hahahaha
What I did do was have the plastic supplier cut the 2 sheets required of 3/8" cast acrylic. I did one or 2 cuts myself of the smaller pieces.
I routed all the edges as needed. I can cut and route 3/8 in my garage shop. When it came to the tank, I had the supplier cut and route all the 1" stuff as im not equipped for that.
Since I was building my own tank to go with the sump, I needed to learn to use SciGrip #40 which is 2 part . I could not get a bubble free seam on 1" thick with #4.
I built the sump with #40 which was a learning curve. Had to figure out how much to mix. How much to thin if any. How fast to apply it and with what size syringe and needle. Plus how much it would shrink when drying .
Attached are my cut sheets. It took 2 full sheets and they did the cuts for free since I was buying full sheets. I did shop around to see who would cut it for less. As you can see by the cut sheets I made it as few cuts for them as possible. I can explain details more if you are really interested.

Thanks for the info.

I’m doing all the carpentry for my in-wall build.

I don’t think I feel like going through all that to build a sump. I would love to learn some day though.

Tuffloud1 · Jul 16, 2019

I’m currently eyeballing this 60 inch sump from Synergy. I really like the look of it although after shipping, it’s over $1500 ;Jawdrop

https://synergyreef.com/product/cl-60-filter-sock-sump/

Anyone have experience with these?

Silver14SS · Jul 16, 2019

Where in CA are you located? Maybe there's a local place that could build one to eliminate the shipping charge?

Tuffloud1 · Jul 16, 2019

Silver14SS said:
Where in CA are you located? Maybe there's a local place that could build one to eliminate the shipping charge?

I’m near Sacramento.

Camaro Show Corals · Jul 16, 2019

Tuffloud1 said:
I got a quote from Geo’s Reef for a 60 inch sump in the same configuration as Fish of Hex’s sump and it was literally triple the pricing of a similar setup from other manufacturers such as Synergy Reef.

I’m sure the quality and craftsmanship is great but I’m sure Synergy Reef’s is too.

It is completely outrageous pricing that I cannot justify.

Same they wanted 3k for a 60x18x18 and $3,500 for a 72x18x18. It’s not even in the ball Park and shouldn’t be that hard to make it compared to their standard sumps.