Jeff, I am not really sure what a deflection is. I am guessing by what you are saying that it would be raise the area where the CO2 return fitting is on the flange. And since you can't really raise the top flange, I assume you made another cut out and glued that to the bottom of the top flange making the area around the return set at the hightest point. Or am I way off here?
So the guys from the acrylic store sends me a different email. " I get a lot of people interested in aquariums and they are HARD to build. Cutting material square, finishing the edges so that they can be glued, etc all equals a lot of time, patience and luck. It looks like this project is also under pressure, unless you have a lot of experience with acrylics I would suggest you find a fabricator that will do this type of work."
I am not really sure how one gets "a lot of experience with acrylics" if they have other people fabricate it for them. Sure it is under pressure, but not that much pressure. What could happen? The reactor leaks? Nothing weldon 16 wouldn't take care of. And I have dumped so many gallons of water in my basement the last week. I was thinking about setting up a saltwater basement. hehe
So the guys from the acrylic store sends me a different email. " I get a lot of people interested in aquariums and they are HARD to build. Cutting material square, finishing the edges so that they can be glued, etc all equals a lot of time, patience and luck. It looks like this project is also under pressure, unless you have a lot of experience with acrylics I would suggest you find a fabricator that will do this type of work."
I am not really sure how one gets "a lot of experience with acrylics" if they have other people fabricate it for them. Sure it is under pressure, but not that much pressure. What could happen? The reactor leaks? Nothing weldon 16 wouldn't take care of. And I have dumped so many gallons of water in my basement the last week. I was thinking about setting up a saltwater basement. hehe