Repairing acrylic sump

[esimplx]

I have an old 120 I was going to use as a sump in the basement. As you can see there is damage where a previous owner removed baffles and left cracks and gouges out of the acrylic. I was going to patch all these with weld on and 1/4" acrylic before adding my own baffles back in, but I wanted a second opinion. Is this tank a lost cause, or should nice large patches do the trick?

 

[fishguy242]

Welcome to the reef...
I think patchable ?
@Troylee @Lowell Lemon ?

 

[Troylee]

Hard to say.. the acrylic is so aged how well a solvent or glue such as 40-42 would hold up. I mean if you wanted to give a shot I would get some Weldon 40 and acrylic patches and laminate them inside. It won’t be pretty but since it’s on the bottom you might get away with it but I wouldn’t guarantee it. I could see it being waste of time honestly.

 

[esimplx]

Hard to say.. the acrylic is so aged how well a solvent or glue such as 40-42 would hold up. I mean if you wanted to give a shot I would get some Weldon 40 and acrylic patches and laminate them inside. It won’t be pretty but since it’s on the bottom you might get away with it but I wouldn’t guarantee it. I could see it being waste of time honestly.

Thanks for the advice. I'll start looking for other options for a sump. Space isn't a concern so I might do Rubbermaid or something similar.

 

[PharmrJohn]

Good Lord, if you're using a 120g for a sump how big is your DT?!

 

[Lowell Lemon]

Thanks for the advice. I'll start looking for other options for a sump. Space isn't a concern so I might do Rubbermaid or something similar.

Good choice.