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abangjohnyen Newbie

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Hi,

I would like to DIY a tank hood for my 2ft tank made entirely out of acrylic.

May I know where can I get acrylic sheets and if possible the shop can help me cut the acrylic cheets to my desired dimensions and help me glue the pieces together.

As for the rest of the cutting (holes for fans etc) i can DIY.

Someone here mentioned Dana Enterprises where i can get acrylic. May I know the exact address of this shop?

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nakazoru Newbie

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Alternatively, you may go to any signage company to get it fixed, and they glue it to exactly to the drawing you give.

Equipment:

30G Corner Tank with 10G Sump, 2 x 24W artinic T5, 1 x 24W 10K, 1x 24W 20K, 3" Grade 0 sand & Live rocks, Activated Carbon, Bio-home, 2 x Seio M620, Hailea 1/2HP Chiller, Redsea Pro Skimmer

Live Stock:

Turbo Snail x 1, Green Mandarin Dragonet X 2, Blue Tang X 2, True percular x 2, 1 x Algae Bleenie, Clarke clown x 2

Reef:

1 x 2" Blue maxima, Red/Brown/Purple Mushroom (Discosoma), Pink Ricordea yuma, A little colony Brown/Green common Zoanthus, Red/Pink/Green US Zoanthus, Eagle-eye Zoathus, 14 Branch Goniopora Pandoraensis, 1 Starburst Polyps, 3 + 2 Branch Frogspawn, 4 Blasto, palythoa, Cheato

RIPs (Since June 2005):

1. Sabae clown (KO by Clarke clown) 2. 1 branch melted frogspawn 4 branch 3. Golden maxima (Ripe the base off rock by me) 4. Algae Bleenie x 2 (Starvation) 5. Blue Maxima x 1, 2 x Maxima, 1 x frogspawn, rics (Overtemp...)

Old 30G Corner Tank.

Restarted 30G Corner Tank.

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chrisyew Newbie

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You may even buy the acrylic glue from them and glue it yourself with a brush as it's not too difficult. They sell T4 and T5 lights too. (dama.com.sg).

The onli thing is the design of the hood to allow ventilation and ensure that there is no water splash into the hood too. For 2ft hood, ensure that your design will not warp after some time. Best is to buy a cheap PL light set and change it to T4 light tube inside.

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