Aluminium Tank Racking

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Andy7
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Hi, I am trying to find out where to get additional supplies of aluminium racking and parts for my tank rack. Trouble is, it is 25x25mm square box, but with a 2mm wall, which seems not to be the standard wall thickness from most suppliers. Anyone any ideas who makes the 2mm wall tank racking?
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I can find it with 1.2mm wall but not 2mm.
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Yeah. That's my problem. I have found 1.2mm and 1.6mm fittings, but only found one tube manufacturer who does 2mm wall. And they do not know where to get the fittings, as they just make the tube. They said it was specialist aquarium stuff to take the weight of tanks.
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Do you have a picture of the tube you have? Is it slotted or normal square tube?
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Not sure what you mean by spotted. Externally, it is normal square tube, but it is ribbed internally. I will try and get a picture of the end of it.
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Slotted is what I meant 😂 autocorrupt at it’s finest.
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;) No, Its not slotted either.
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