Custom acrylic frag tank

[rob92]

Hey everyone I'm going to be building a frag tank out of 1/4 inch acrylic. It's not gonna be big just about 20 gallons maybe less but right now I'm just building the frag tank out f cardboard to see what I like best. This is the first design I did.

Since I don't have anywhere to really hang lights I made the sides taller than the actual tank so it will support a light .. Let me know what you all think.

Also where is a good place to get acrylic sheets. The only place online that I found that's fairly cheap is tops plastic

 

[rob92]

 

[lemonyx]

Using 1/4" material the sides will bow,you'll need some sort of bracing on the top. Since it's a frag tank, just a simple pvc elbow turned up will work for surface skiming.

 

[Psyko]

The higher stands for the sides may not hold up to weight and will likely bow. You have an overflow box so I'm assuming this will be on a stand. Try bending some conduit and attaching it to the back if the stand to hang your lights from. Here's what I did with frag tank.

 

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Use 3/8" instead of 1/2". The price is not much more and you would not need a euro brace.

 

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Also, most major cities have a plastics dealer. Do some research and see if you can find on in your area. Most will also do the cutting for you.