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Old 12/30/2007, 09:22 PM
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where to buy acrylic

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Old 12/30/2007, 10:00 PM
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Pm jeffgp,he has A hook up at midland plastics.
He quoted A frag tank for me once.
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Old 12/30/2007, 10:40 PM
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thats the place to buy acrylic. They will also custom cut for you pretty reasonalbe too.
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Old 12/31/2007, 01:04 PM
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thanks, and happy fn new year reef geeks
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Old 01/02/2008, 07:03 PM
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what is it that you need ...
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Old 01/11/2008, 01:23 PM
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Depending on jeff's hookup... other places in the past that I have gone with are online, and often cheaper than tap plastics, midland, usplastics, etc. Firstclassaquatics.com, for instance, is a great way to get plastic. The guy cuts everything with a laser CNC, so the results are great, but he can only cut up to about 1/2" thick sheet. Then I used to get overflows made by Andy at MRC before he was booked for cradle-robbin'. His overflows are neat because they are slots cut into acrylic (like 1/4" wide versions of the AGA megaflows or something). It prevents breaking teeth in the overflow off because the tops are solid. Otherwise, the overflows Austin Oceans makes (once Brent Barr) are pretty slick, and they can do custom stuff as well. In fact, they sell several DIY flanges and parts for skimmers as well. If I wanted a bent up 2 or 3 sided overflow box with teeth, I would contact wetdryfilter.com.

Getting just raw acrylic from jeff is one way, but I just figure, 'why not get it all sliced up and stuff for what I need'? The cost that some of those places mentioned charged me for fully machined, drilled, and polished pieces was less than what the material alone would have been from most places.
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Old 01/11/2008, 10:13 PM
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