C-wrasse.1/8" glass is very cheap.A glass cutter isn't too expensive either.I've seen it done and there's really not much to it.I'm sure Dakar could give you the run down on the procedure.If you'd rather not do it,glass shops don't charge that much to do it either.I paid $10 at the glass shop to have them cut 4 pieces of 1/4" glass for my horizontal overflow.
it would be a consideration if i didn't already have all the parts that i have the glass would be the only real expense since i already had all the parts before i started....Tank was a giveme and lexan i had lieing around from another job and the same for the silicone....My wife doesn't like me spending money when i don't have to....
Tank was a giveme and lexan i had lieing around from another job and the same for the silicone....My wife doesn't like me spending money when i don't have to....
I know how that goes man, i have a wife like that too. if she didn't look so good i would trade her in for another tank. lol
I found that MY only problem with using Lexan/Plexiglas is that it is not rigid enough. The "bond" is NOT what typically goes. Through trial and error, I found that what happens is that the baffle actually BOWS from the water pressure and eventually pops out. (I've never had a "raised" baffle blow..they simply do not have enough pressure on them) IT IS TRUE that silicone doesn't bond well with plexi/lexi..but it is good enough for our applications if it is thick enough. It is the bow that causes the baffle to pop out of that bond. Not the bond breaking down.
In my new SUMPZILLA, I used glass for the refugium side and Plexiglas for the baffles. All baffles were 1/4 inch except for the first, that takes all the pressure from the overflow. That one is 3/4 and is going NOWHERE
I found that MY only problem with using Lexan/Plexiglas is that it is not rigid enough. The "bond" is NOT what typically goes. Through trial and error, I found that what happens is that the baffle actually BOWS from the water pressure and eventually pops out. (I've never had a "raised" baffle blow..they simply do not have enough pressure on them) IT IS TRUE that silicone doesn't bond well with plexi/lexi..but it is good enough for our applications if it is thick enough. It is the bow that causes the baffle to pop out of that bond. Not the bond breaking down.
In my new SUMPZILLA, I used glass for the refugium side and Plexiglas for the baffles. All baffles were 1/4 inch except for the first, that takes all the pressure from the overflow. That one is 3/4 and is going NOWHERE
Dave
[pay very close attention to watching this sump i found out the hard way about using acrylic for baffles in a glass tank .ypu are very correct about the plexi bowing but what you havent noticed as of yet the preasure changes due to the bowing glass wont bow so it ends up breaking,we built out first simp this way and thought it was great planning until the preasure split out the end of the sump 85 gal of sump water ended up on my kitchen floor.good luck with that set up
my first mistake was not useing enough silicone on the raised baffle and third baffle the 1st and last(where the water came in and went out) held fine. But then again i didn't try my luck with trying to move them too much..on the good note since my sump cracked last night i will be rebuilding sooner than later( good for me bad for the floor and carpet and ****ed the wife off good also)
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