Where to buy Acryllic sheet

[Dazza]

Hihi

I need to replace the cracked thin acryllic sheet that protects tthe light tubes in the lighting fixtures from the water spray....

May i know where can i buy them? thnks

Dazza

[lightningstrike]

i believe u shld be looking at a 2mm thickness acrylic sheet. can give the 2 hardware stores ard petmart a try.

[boxfish]

can try artfriends..

[weishun]

Hmm.. any hardware shops will sell these sheets. The best is go to those hardware shops located in Serangoon North. Sure have one..

[sslow]

Found a place from the business yellowpages. They have all sorts of acrylic and them can cut it to your specified size too. Not sure if prices are reasonable. Shop located at Ubi Rd 3.

Now that I know where to get acrylic, does anyone know where I can find "weld-on"? Could not find in DIY hardware stores so far.

Thanks.

[ervine]

be weary of the hardware store near the birdshops... from what I understand their prices usually quite high.. go to the one with the old ah pek near the bike shop instead...

[rickster88888]

Found a place from the business yellowpages.  They have all sorts of acrylic and them can cut it to your specified size too.  Not sure if prices are reasonable.  Shop located at Ubi Rd 3.

Now that I know where to get acrylic, does anyone know where I can find "weld-on"?  Could not find in DIY hardware stores so far.

Thanks.

Weld on is quite expensive in singapore... not that economical to use if u diy

Try chlorofoam instead....good and cheap

[ervine]

Weld on is quite expensive in singapore... not that economical to use if u diy

Try chlorofoam instead....good and cheap

Hm.. tot the REAL chlorofoam is quite hard to come by in singapore.. those that you find in art fri*nd and stuff are not the full strength chlorofoam...

[davwong]

Try Bras Basah Complex, those doing signage shop.

[sslow]

Got some friends going to USA. Maybe will ask them to buy some back to try. I am interested in building my own sump, overflow and protient skimmer. Anyone out there care to share experience?

Thanks.

[gothia]

go to : -

Hoover Plastic Co [ MAP ]

6013 Ang Mo Kio Industrial Park 3 #01-288 Singapore 569465

Tel : 64823274

Fax : 64825181

I think they provide cutting service as well in the past..not too sure if they still have ...

Please always check with them before you go down...

[nicholas_yeo]

go to www.dama.com.sg

They are down at Ubi industrial part. I just buy a pair of acrylic rod for my tank. Pretty cheap by industrial standard.

U can give fax them drawing and quote the price first based on your requirement. They can also make custom design if u want. I saw them sell Large acrylic tube - look like those used to make beckett...... next time will try to DIY a skimmer.....

Look for a lady called Lydia. Very helpful.

[huiwen]

If you need to glue the acrylic, you can try the "Acryfix" available at Dama, IMO, its a better alternative to the diluted chlorofoam available elsewhere.

My 2 ¢

Cheers,

[sslow]

Bought some acrylic sheets and adhesive from dama earlier in the week. Was testing out how to glue them into a sump. Made a couple of errors.

1. Did not cater for thickness of acrylic sheets.

2. Did not realise that only need a little adhsive. The adhesive is very liquid and I think only a little is required. Capillary action should be able to fuse the pieces together.

Anyone knows whether this adhesive (acrifix 192) is suitable for marine aquarium use?

Thanks.

[nicholas_yeo]

actually, I use silicon glue to get my acrylic sheets to stick together like a normal glass tank.

So far, so good, pretty strong. Doesn't seem to be a problem.

aiyah, if u need to make a sump, why not use glass? The glass maker can make it cheaper for u then the acrylic DIY.

anyway, u need alot of clamps to hold the pcs together in order ensure good bonding..... just sticking them and letting them stay in 'free mode' is risky... u may have leaks or holes later.

[sslow]

Did a leak test with the trial tank I built. There's a small leak. I am attributing it to not having a consistent layer of adhesive along the edges. Will try again.

Thinking of using acrylic because I assume it is easier for me to drill holes than if I use glass.

Will think about glass if next sump (correct size) fails.

[Dazza]

Yep just bgt my acrylic sheet from dama for my light fixture. Gd service even tho my purchase only cost $3 for a 12 cm by 120 cm piece.