busted at the seams 90- gal acrylic tank. turn into a sump idea

[Gato 1]

Good evening

I would like some advice; I have a 90-gal acrylic tank. On one top we have a crack, busted seam and chip on the bottom. What am thinking of doing, but not sure how to do it is. Cut acrylic down to crate my sump for my 150g- build. Does the team have any idea, or where I can go for the info on how to work with acrylic.

open to all ideas.


 

[Timfish]

You can cut acrylic with a circular saw, carbide tip saw blade (as many teeth as you can find) and run water on the blade to keep the acrylic cool. Scigrip/ Weldon 40 is an excellent adhesive to use.

 

[Gato 1]

TimFish thank you for the comment

Not sure if an going to try to cut this on my table saw, or skill saw but we are going to try one way or the other.
here are my cut lines. any ideas or advise before I

start cutting

 

[Timfish]

Be sure to use a carbide toothed blade, and if you're not going to run water on it get a blade for cutting plastics. Whichever cut you make first the tank will be a bit wobbly making the second cut so I would use some scrap 2x4 to make a frame to slide inside to help add rigiidity, a bar clamp on the outside would help a good deal also.