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f155mph · 12-13-2001, 01:52 PM

Hey All,

I am new here and I found this site to be very helpful. I am building my first H2O system myself. Anyway I just build a res out of acrylic. It is not that hard to do. I went to a local plastic store to buy it. MAKE SURE YOU MAKE A MARKUP OF THE RES WITH CARDBOARD SO YOU KNOW EVERYTHING FITS. ALSO TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THE THICKNESS OF THE ACRYLIC ITSELF. Oh, find a place that is willing to cut the acrylic for you. I wasted $10 since I just guess on the size I need. I ended up making a bigger one. My res size is 6w x 5.5l x 4.5h with 1/2" acrylic. The hardest part is the glueing and fitting the barb on the res. I got NPT 1/2" barb. You will need to drill the hole out to 3/4" and get a NPT 1/2" pipe tap at the local hardware store(Home Depot don't have it). When you applied the glue(smell like acetote) you got to do it really quick cause it evaporate fast. So get a brush and put a lot on the plastic. The slap the other piece of plastic on to it. Put as much pressure you can on the joint, and if you do it right there will be no air trap in between. You can see right through it. Be really to have some sore arms, might want to go get some big C clamps. Lastly I seal everything up with 100% aquarium silicone.
Sorry for the long post, hope this help.

12-13-2001, 01:52 PM	#5
f155mph Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: LALA Land Posts: 27	Hey All, I am new here and I found this site to be very helpful. I am building my first H2O system myself. Anyway I just build a res out of acrylic. It is not that hard to do. I went to a local plastic store to buy it. MAKE SURE YOU MAKE A MARKUP OF THE RES WITH CARDBOARD SO YOU KNOW EVERYTHING FITS. ALSO TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THE THICKNESS OF THE ACRYLIC ITSELF. Oh, find a place that is willing to cut the acrylic for you. I wasted $10 since I just guess on the size I need. I ended up making a bigger one. My res size is 6w x 5.5l x 4.5h with 1/2" acrylic. The hardest part is the glueing and fitting the barb on the res. I got NPT 1/2" barb. You will need to drill the hole out to 3/4" and get a NPT 1/2" pipe tap at the local hardware store(Home Depot don't have it). When you applied the glue(smell like acetote) you got to do it really quick cause it evaporate fast. So get a brush and put a lot on the plastic. The slap the other piece of plastic on to it. Put as much pressure you can on the joint, and if you do it right there will be no air trap in between. You can see right through it. Be really to have some sore arms, might want to go get some big C clamps. Lastly I seal everything up with 100% aquarium silicone. Sorry for the long post, hope this help.