Has anyone put together one of these DIY acrylic sump kits on Amazon?

[Coelli]

Was taking a look at this - the price seems pretty good, although you have to buy the solvent/glue and spend a bunch of time putting it together. Anyone done this?

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00CCTDX7O

 

[Zoarder]

Was taking a look at this - the price seems pretty good, although you have to buy the solvent/glue and spend a bunch of time putting it together. Anyone done this?

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00CCTDX7O

If u got skills like [MENTION=6581]Goober[/MENTION] or [MENTION=5085]newtothis[/MENTION] I would try it, I thought this was funny Seller Warranty Description : This unit is guaranteed against manufacturing defects. We do not guarantee that you may not be able to build the kit, this is up to the buyer's abilities."

 

[sonnus]

I've seen several posts with these sumps and they've all turned out good but maybe you wouldn't want to post it if it went south. I think you could easily assemble this without too much trouble. It's just important to have a flat and level work surface and be patient. If you decide it's not worth the trouble we have a similar size new Clear for Life sump for about $160.

 

[sonnus]

You can also check out Melev's Reef. He has a bunch of useful tips for acrylic methods.
http://www.melevsreef.com/articles/constructing-acrylic-sump

And of course, you can always use a cheap glass tank and silicone in baffles:
http://www.melevsreef.com/articles/make-sump-using-20g-long

 

[Coelli]

Thanks Aaron! I think you should just sell me the awesome sump you have in that used setup there. See what I'm resorting to? I looked at the CFL sumps you guys have (I'm pretty sure that's what Henry showed me) but they didn't seem to have enough space for a fuge? I might wind up DIY'ing a glass tank, but looking to see what options are out there for acrylic first.

 

[sonnus]

Acrylic sumps are great because you can constantly modify them. We made a new sump by cutting up 3 separate sumps and bonding the different segments together. If you don't see yourself modifying the sump in the future then the glass tank seems to make more sense.

 

[MxReEfEr92]

I have a really nice Next Reef NRS-30 sump I am about to list for sale. Its brand spanking new looking to get $250 for it

 

[Goober]

Those sheets appear pretty thin and the reason I'm guessing they're throwing the black bracing. With a sump that size it's actually not that expensive to get the good stuff

 

[bobstir]

"Aquarium Filter KIT- 24x9x15-FREE SHIPPING-100 page instructions-Refugium, Sump"

100 pages! seriously. Can't imagine why they would put that in the title... if they want to sell it.

 

[erictorres0311]

What about AA? John is the one that helped me out when I got mine done.