View Full Version : A good place to buy acrylic sumps?
nikonosis
03/17/2011, 07:09 PM
Does anyone know of a good place to buy acrylic sumps?
msudawgs56
03/17/2011, 07:25 PM
I am looking also. I know Lifereef has great ones .... a little on the higher price range but what ive read it's a great setup.
I'm gonna watch this thread also...
cakemanPA
03/17/2011, 07:34 PM
I had one made for me by advance acrylics. But any acrylic shop can do the work. You can get the size you want usually for less than buying pre-made
ToddG.
03/17/2011, 07:39 PM
Belive it or not check out ebay thiers some good deals on thier i have a lifereef lf150 setup if anyones interested id sell it pretty cheap if anyones intereste.
I got one of these sumps instead because of the refugium area so far its woked great.
http://cgi.ebay.com/30-Gal-Refugium-Sump-Wet-Dry-Aquarium-Filter-30x15x15-/120696444586?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item1c1a1196aa
wetshirt
03/17/2011, 07:58 PM
Ditto on the E-BAY post. I just purchased one from this seller Sat. 24 Gal. 24x15x15 for $115 + shipping. I can't reco yet because I haven't recieved it yet. This seller is poor on comm. I'll let you know if it is junk or killer.
Brwestern
03/17/2011, 08:11 PM
Triggersys.com
ToddG.
03/17/2011, 08:11 PM
I had one made it came damaged in shipping and he made me another one and personally delivered it to my door hes a stand up guy as far as killer i wouldnt say thier high quality thier pretty thin maybe 3/16th thick but mines held up fine no leakes for the price it cant be beat. in my opinion
ScoobyDuu24
03/17/2011, 08:40 PM
Triggersys.com
I just bought a ruby36s from trigger, top notch quality!
Crazy35111
03/17/2011, 08:54 PM
Depending on how big of sump you want...I am having a 240g sump and to order one pre-made as a sump would be crazy.. I am not the best at working with acrylic, but I bought a premade acrylic tank(tene*cor) and I am gluing in my baffles myself. I will be starting a build thread in a week or so when the tank arrives.
Reefnut2010
03/17/2011, 11:21 PM
I bought a sump from this E-bay retailer for my 125g Reef. For the price paid, I'm thrilled and this sump has been up and running in my set up for over a year. No isuues what so ever. Acrylic is a bit thin, but heck, it's only a 35g sump!!I made sure it was a tight fit inside my stand. It has held up very nicely. Even when filled to the rim, when i have a little to much water in the system, and it drains. I'm buying another one for my Nano from this gentleman.
nikonosis
03/18/2011, 06:04 AM
Those ebay ones look pretty good. I wish they had more options for size's.
trmiv
03/21/2011, 08:25 AM
I'm considering one of those ebay ones myself. The price is right for me, I don't want to spend more on my sump than I did on my display (60g cube).
radgto
03/21/2011, 12:04 PM
I bought mine off ebay... It's listed at $399 plus $90 shipping but I was scanning through his feedback and noticed him selling them for far less than his buy it now price.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=190374635031
He has auctions for over 100 sizes and configurations and will even do customs.
I found a feedback for the same sump sold at $170 so I hit the best offer tab for that price and he accepted with the only terms being that he have an extra 5 days to complete the transaction. About 12 days later I had this beauty on my porch.... $260 Shipped! 3/8" thick, 44x16x16.
Needless to say... If I ever need another one for any reason, I'll be getting them from him.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v96/radgto/Picture055.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v96/radgto/Picture059.jpg
Brwestern
03/21/2011, 09:25 PM
I just bought a ruby36s from trigger, top notch quality!
I have same one...it's very solid. Great seams, just perfect.
joncat24
03/21/2011, 09:43 PM
I bought mine off ebay... It's listed at $399 plus $90 shipping but I was scanning through his feedback and noticed him selling them for far less than his buy it now price.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=190374635031
He has auctions for over 100 sizes and configurations and will even do customs.
I found a feedback for the same sump sold at $170 so I hit the best offer tab for that price and he accepted with the only terms being that he have an extra 5 days to complete the transaction. About 12 days later I had this beauty on my porch.... $260 Shipped! 3/8" thick, 44x16x16.
Needless to say... If I ever need another one for any reason, I'll be getting them from him.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v96/radgto/Picture055.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v96/radgto/Picture059.jpg
That is one hell of a sump for $260. He does amazing work. He built one for a friend of mine that is 68"x22wx18 tall out of all 3/8 acrylic with a top off section and all for like $550 shipped. I couldn't even get the material for that price.
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