Can I make baffles out of starboard?

ShootMe · 10/19/2008, 12:18 AM

Iâ€™m gona have extra starboard left over and was wondering if I could use it for my baffles in a 20high glass AGA tank. Do you think it would hold with just silicone or would I be better off getting glass cut to size?

tgfrench · 10/19/2008, 06:00 AM

Silicone won't stick well to starboard so the question would be how to mount the stuff. Glass would be the better option

areze · 10/19/2008, 07:10 AM

starboard will work as well as acrylic would. to which the answer is "well enough, depending"

as was said, silicone will not stick to acrylic, or starboard. but thats not nescessarily a problem. if the starboard is thick enough, as in ridgid under the pressure needed, then you can form a "trench" around the starboard, essentially locking it in place. you wont get a 100% water proof seal on it most likely, but since baffles are purely to route water, it will accomplish this just fine. if your pumps are off and the compartments equalize out over the next hour or 2 because its slowly leaking around the edges, its not a big deal typicly.

the starboard needs to be ridgid though, as I said, your forming a trench around the board on both sides, if the board flexes it will be able to pull out of the trench, and thats not going to work

10/19/2008, 12:18 AM	#1
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10/19/2008, 06:00 AM	#2
tgfrench Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: winston-salem, nc Posts: 512	Silicone won't stick well to starboard so the question would be how to mount the stuff. Glass would be the better option __________________ 90 corner overflow w/basement sump/coptic refug, DIY single beckett skimmer, 2 vho & 2 250w 14k hamiltons MH., fishbowl Innov lunar light system, 1500gph CL. started with a 55 in 4/20/04 upgraded to 90 5/1/07 total system volume 250 gal. Current Tank Info: 90 gal AGA single corner overflow

10/19/2008, 07:10 AM	#3
areze Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 4,048	starboard will work as well as acrylic would. to which the answer is "well enough, depending" as was said, silicone will not stick to acrylic, or starboard. but thats not nescessarily a problem. if the starboard is thick enough, as in ridgid under the pressure needed, then you can form a "trench" around the starboard, essentially locking it in place. you wont get a 100% water proof seal on it most likely, but since baffles are purely to route water, it will accomplish this just fine. if your pumps are off and the compartments equalize out over the next hour or 2 because its slowly leaking around the edges, its not a big deal typicly. the starboard needs to be ridgid though, as I said, your forming a trench around the board on both sides, if the board flexes it will be able to pull out of the trench, and thats not going to work __________________ current tanks:240g of wallet draining capacity.