where to buy acrylic or glass sheets for sump baffles

[peter]

Thinking about redoing my sump baffles, anyone know a good place to find some acrylic or glass at a good price. Prefer it to be 3/8-1/2". Thanks.

 

[Greaser9999]

Home Depot. Theyll cut it to size for you

 

[peter]

Home Depot. Theyll cut it to size for you

Thats where i bought it the first time a couple years back and it was to thin, started to bow after awhile. Ill check though.

 

[Coelli]

Home Depot is too thin. OSH has double-pane glass (and a better cutting system) but it's not 3/8". Call the closest glass place to you and they should be able to do thicker glass. This is totally hearsay, but when I was researching how to build my sump I saw that you don't really want to mix glass and acrylic.

 

[Fly5150]

I used acrylic in my 180gal glass sump...it's fine.


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[peter]

Home Depot is too thin. OSH has double-pane glass (and a better cutting system) but it's not 3/8". Call the closest glass place to you and they should be able to do thicker glass. This is totally hearsay, but when I was researching how to build my sump I saw that you don't really want to mix glass and acrylic.

Well my sump right now is glass and i do prefer glass but do you know the reason why? The only downside is that acrylic gets warped over time if its to thin. But i cant think why it would be bad to mix??

 

[SC50964]

Suggest to look up on acrylic material shops around your area. I found lots of scraps for cheap at a place in Tustin, nearby coral gazer.


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[robojet]

Paragon plastics
http://paragonplastics.us
Santa Ana

 

[SC50964]

Paragon plastics
http://paragonplastics.us
Santa Ana

That's the place. Suggest to call ahead if larger and thicker pieces are needed.


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[Fly5150]

Eplastics in San Diego is where I went for black eggcrate but they mainly do acrylic. They have a huge bin out front with scrap for like 20-30 cents per pound.


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[SC50964]

Eplastics in San Diego is where I went for black eggcrate but they mainly do acrylic. They have a huge bin out front with scrap for like 20-30 cents per pound.


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I've browsed this place's website before. Lots of choices and customization.


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[peter]

Eplastics in San Diego is where I went for black eggcrate but they mainly do acrylic. They have a huge bin out front with scrap for like 20-30 cents per pound.


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Wow thats dirt cheap, is the quality good though?

 

[Fly5150]

Wow thats dirt cheap, is the quality good though?

It's 3m acrylic I think. Quality seemed good.


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[peter]

That's the place. Suggest to call ahead if larger and thicker pieces are needed.


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Ill try to check out this weekend, maybe ill get colored sheets to pimp out my sump haha. Thanks.

 

[CJR]

The one in Santa Ana is only open Monday through Friday, 7:30 - 4:30. : (

 

[N2SWIMN]

Plastic depot in Gardena.

 

[peter]

The one in Santa Ana is only open Monday through Friday, 7:30 - 4:30. : (

Lame.. thanks for the heads up

 

[peter]

So home depot sells acrylic sheets for $54! But they have some glass but its only 2mm or 1/12 thick, do you guys think thats to thin?

 

[Six2seven]

1/12 is pretty thin. I got my glass cut at OSH and sanded the edges myself.

 

[peter]

1/12 is pretty thin. I got my glass cut at OSH and sanded the edges myself.

Do you remember the thickness and price? The one in pasadena right?