Custom Sump: Glass or Acrylic

gatorrx98 · 06/07/2012, 04:52 AM

Still in the process of setting up my 320 and am debating on whether to order a custome Reef Savvy sump with display quality glass and baffles (polished and beveled edges) or a custom acrylic sump with colored acrylic bracing and baffles. The price is within $40 for a 60x24x16 sump.

Would you go glass or acrylic and please tell me why you picked on or the other?

I appreciate the feedback.

dan-in-gr · 06/07/2012, 07:09 AM

Hi, i have had both glass and acrylic, I really prefer acrylic as it is quieter dealing with pump vibrations and no worries of breaking glass and easy to modify wth holes and adding baffles, etc.

In fact today, my main chore is pulling out sump and cleaning it - its been 7 months. Also I need to trim height down 3/4 inch for a new skimmer I am getting in this week. Simple job with my Jet cabinet saw. That is something you cannot do with glass.

oscar.millan · 06/07/2012, 10:47 AM

Acrylic for me, had a glass sump for years, but overall the peace of mind knowing it won't crack the way glass does goes a long way.

Donkeykong · 06/07/2012, 02:53 PM

I have to agree with acrylic for the sump, down there you dont relly have to worry about scratches, and being able to cut an ddrill for later modifications is real nice. I was moving my sump around and just as I was lifting it slipped and dropped right on the edge of the stand, left a good scratch but no worse for wear, if that had been glass I am pretty sure I would have been buying a new sump.

gatorrx98 · 06/07/2012, 03:52 PM

Looks like everyone prefers acrylic. Glass just looks great in the beginning, but I get the point of being able to modify the acrylic sump.

Anyone have any design suggestions. I would like to have a with (4) 4' socks or (3) 7" socks, a fairly large refugium and section for my rather large skimmer and a return area. I intend to run fairly low flow and get my display flow from (2) MP 60's and (2) MP 40's.

Thanks for the feedback!

06/07/2012, 04:52 AM	#1
gatorrx98 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Jacksonville Posts: 186	Custom Sump: Glass or Acrylic Still in the process of setting up my 320 and am debating on whether to order a custome Reef Savvy sump with display quality glass and baffles (polished and beveled edges) or a custom acrylic sump with colored acrylic bracing and baffles. The price is within $40 for a 60x24x16 sump. Would you go glass or acrylic and please tell me why you picked on or the other? I appreciate the feedback. __________________ 320 96x32x24h Reef Savvy build in progress; Apex Controlled; AI Sol Blues Lit; Current Tank Info: 320 Gallon Reef Savvy Low Iron Reef; (9)AI Sol Blues; Vortec (2)MP60wES (2)MP40wES; Apex Controlled

06/07/2012, 10:47 AM	#3
oscar.millan Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 2,003	Acrylic for me, had a glass sump for years, but overall the peace of mind knowing it won't crack the way glass does goes a long way. __________________ "Let the future tell the truth and evaluate each one according to his work and accomplishments. The present is theirs; the future, for which I really worked, is mine." -Tesla Current Tank Info: 180g mixed reef, 90g rimless cube.

06/07/2012, 03:52 PM	#5
gatorrx98 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Jacksonville Posts: 186	Looks like everyone prefers acrylic. Glass just looks great in the beginning, but I get the point of being able to modify the acrylic sump. Anyone have any design suggestions. I would like to have a with (4) 4' socks or (3) 7" socks, a fairly large refugium and section for my rather large skimmer and a return area. I intend to run fairly low flow and get my display flow from (2) MP 60's and (2) MP 40's. Thanks for the feedback! __________________ 320 96x32x24h Reef Savvy build in progress; Apex Controlled; AI Sol Blues Lit; Current Tank Info: 320 Gallon Reef Savvy Low Iron Reef; (9)AI Sol Blues; Vortec (2)MP60wES (2)MP40wES; Apex Controlled

06/07/2012, 07:09 AM	#2
dan-in-gr Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 385	Hi, i have had both glass and acrylic, I really prefer acrylic as it is quieter dealing with pump vibrations and no worries of breaking glass and easy to modify wth holes and adding baffles, etc. In fact today, my main chore is pulling out sump and cleaning it - its been 7 months. Also I need to trim height down 3/4 inch for a new skimmer I am getting in this week. Simple job with my Jet cabinet saw. That is something you cannot do with glass.

06/07/2012, 02:53 PM	#4
Donkeykong Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Grover Beach CA Posts: 1,847	I have to agree with acrylic for the sump, down there you dont relly have to worry about scratches, and being able to cut an ddrill for later modifications is real nice. I was moving my sump around and just as I was lifting it slipped and dropped right on the edge of the stand, left a good scratch but no worse for wear, if that had been glass I am pretty sure I would have been buying a new sump.