the great diy debate

  • We are currently upgrading MFK. thanks! -neo
These numbers must be a Canadian thing! lol As I am currently building another large Plywood tank I was searching for acrylic and it is NOT cheap. I just checked and a 1/2" 4x8 sheet is $483 USD. For the 1.5" sheet I needed it was over $1600 USD. Also, the epoxy is only $150 for a 1.5 gallon kit (Max ACR). Without digging to deeply into it I could probably build a 300 gallon wood tank for about $500 USD vs roughly $12-1300USD for an acrylic build. For the 1200 gallon Im building... its not even in the same ballpark.
 
Yeah the "4 sheets of 12mm cast acrylic included CNC cuts" for $850 is an insane deal that shouldn't be used as a baseline. I can't see any prices less than $300/ea for 1/2" 4x8 unless you buy multiple pallets.
 
Yeah the "4 sheets of 12mm cast acrylic included CNC cuts" for $850 is an insane deal that shouldn't be used as a baseline. I can't see any prices less than $300/ea for 1/2" 4x8 unless you buy multiple pallets.
Yes its canadian. But this wasn't a one off deal. This was from a supplier. So the legitimacy remains.
 
Yeah the "4 sheets of 12mm cast acrylic included CNC cuts" for $850 is an insane deal that shouldn't be used as a baseline. I can't see any prices less than $300/ea for 1/2" 4x8 unless you buy multiple pallets.
I've also bought and sent many others to get acrylic at the same price. There's also suppliers that sell the same sheet up here for $400. You need to shop around.
 
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