hi all i am working on a design for my new acrylic sump for a 300 gallon tank i am wanting to build the sump using 3/8 cell cast acrylic for the entire build. external dimensions will be 21" wide by 20" tall and 30" long.
i will have three 4" diameter by 14" long filter socks for mechanical filtration and my bio chamber will hold around 11 gallons of bio media.
so my question is when i throw the dimensions into an acrylic calculator it is suggested to use 1/2 inch acrylic but since the tank will have the internal baffles do i really need 1/2 inch acrylic or can i get away with 3/8 inch. also the water in the biggest section will not be all the way to the top
here is a pic of my sump the blue screen is just a stand in this will be a drip tray i am just lazy and did not feal like making all those holes in my drawing also the first cylinder you see next to the three holes is where the water from the tank will enter the sump this will be a caped off section of pipe that will allow the water from the tank to enter the sump below the water level to help quiet it down
i will have three 4" diameter by 14" long filter socks for mechanical filtration and my bio chamber will hold around 11 gallons of bio media.
so my question is when i throw the dimensions into an acrylic calculator it is suggested to use 1/2 inch acrylic but since the tank will have the internal baffles do i really need 1/2 inch acrylic or can i get away with 3/8 inch. also the water in the biggest section will not be all the way to the top
here is a pic of my sump the blue screen is just a stand in this will be a drip tray i am just lazy and did not feal like making all those holes in my drawing also the first cylinder you see next to the three holes is where the water from the tank will enter the sump this will be a caped off section of pipe that will allow the water from the tank to enter the sump below the water level to help quiet it down
