refugium/sump diy

i used plexiglass (1/8" to be exact) and a but load of silicone and like perpetual98 i can pic it up by the baffles if i need to (but why would i)?the key is all in the silicone bead. my bead looks good on the outside but is FAT on the inside. and with my floss and foam filters between the baffles there is absolutly no room for them to flex or bend. hope this helps as i also have a 20gal sump/fuge (glass) and plastic baffles.

well i agree the amount of goo is the difference, but lets say i use glass for my baffles do i use 1/8 or 3/16 glass?

You could probably get away with 1/8 depending on how large the chambers are, but 3/16" might be a little better to stay on the safe side.

i would go with 1/8" because it IS glass and glass does not have the same "bending" characteristics as a plastic. in other words glass does not bend.

LOL,didn't mean to drive you insane Eric.It'll work like mentioned,it just isn't a strong bond.1/8" glass is what i used in my sump becuase thats what HD had and would cut for me.

I used 1/8 Plexi to create some simple baffles in my CPR Ref. I am going to make some more tonight for the tank and they work great. I didn't use tons of aquarium glue to hold it, and the first baffle holds LR rubble.

I am happy with the way it turned out, but I have some different designs that would improve the setup incase they ever give way.

I just disassembled some old 10g critter and fish tanks that were cracked or something and zipped the glass down to the sizes I needed.... probably more work than savings but at least I was able to get rid of the tanks. They were 3/16", pretty stout for a 10g.

*Hi I'm Dave, and I'm a packrat* Only 11 more steps to go.

my local h.d. sucks none cut any glass

That bites, sounds like a good time to learn how to use a glass cutter ;) Not too difficult to do.

you buy the glass i'll practice