DIY ATO GRAVITY TYPE BUILD,"help"

[Mstanker]

Hello everyone, I have right around two an a half week before I leave on vacation. I'm trying to build a RO/DI container. Here's some info on the acrylic and will 3/8 be enough. I also need to know about drilling the acrylic and putting some sort of 1/4 tubing in the hole. Thanks
Tank Information

material = Acrylic
Tank Height = 16"
Tank Width = 12"
Tank Length = 18 "
Acrylic Thickness = 3/8"
Approximate Gallons = 15

 

[reef_junkie]

You can pickup small bulkheads from a home improvement store or make your own using Electric conduit fittings. You need a float valve and a way to secure it in the sump. Acrylic is best drilled with a Step-bit or a Uni-bit

 

[Mstanker]

yeah I have a float valve already in my sump just needing the container. I really don't want to spend $200 on this container like most ppl want if they build it for you.

 

[reef_junkie]

Ive seen large kitchen containers used. You can make a bulkhead out of two John Guest fittings with an O-ring. Easy enough.

 

[Pepcrylic]

3/8 is plenty thick enough. I would use cell cast. Drill it, tap it, tape it. Taps and bits are cheap.

 

[Mstanker]

Why do company think to make a 17g acrylic tank it will cost 1-3 hundred dollars.