glass baffles

dolphinman213 · 01/26/2008, 02:06 PM

i have found it hard to find 1/4" thick glass for me to make baffles for a sump design(so far all i find is 1/8") can i not just use sealant to seal two sections of 1/8" together thus giving me a strong thickness or is this crazy

Capt_Cully · 01/26/2008, 03:04 PM

Not sure you'd need it. I've got 1/8 inch acrylic and glass baffles in my sump and no worries yet. If it's sealed in place I'd say you'll be fine. Presuming you're not building some obscenely large sump.

Kannin · 01/26/2008, 05:44 PM

Have you been to a glass shop? But, I wouldn't worry about... The pressure is equal on both sides of the glass in a sump so you don't need it to be real thick.

vikubz · 01/26/2008, 08:16 PM

I used 1/8" window glass without incident.

LobsterOfJustice · 01/26/2008, 08:44 PM

Yup, my baffles are 1/8" too...

FranktheTankTx · 01/26/2008, 09:28 PM

Yup, I used 1/8" glass on my last sump. Be carefull installing... it's a little brittle. But once it's sealed in your sump, you're fine.

If you absolutely want thicker glass, call a glassshop. They'll cut it right to size.

01/26/2008, 02:06 PM	#1
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01/26/2008, 03:04 PM	#2
Capt_Cully Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Syracuse, NY Posts: 13,574	Not sure you'd need it. I've got 1/8 inch acrylic and glass baffles in my sump and no worries yet. If it's sealed in place I'd say you'll be fine. Presuming you're not building some obscenely large sump. __________________ People say cars are a bad investment. Those people don't have reef tanks. Current Tank Info: 120, Radion Gen 2 Pro x 2

01/26/2008, 05:44 PM	#3
Kannin Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Fall City, WA Posts: 1,538	Have you been to a glass shop? But, I wouldn't worry about... The pressure is equal on both sides of the glass in a sump so you don't need it to be real thick. __________________ I used to target feed mojanos... until I found out that they weren't baby bubble tips.

01/26/2008, 08:44 PM	#5
LobsterOfJustice Recovering Detritophobe Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Cary, NC Posts: 7,443	Yup, my baffles are 1/8" too... __________________ If it's worth doing, it's worth doing right. I remember when zoanthids were called things like "green" and "orange" and not "reverse gorilla nipple." Current Tank Info: 180g reef with all the bells and whistles

01/26/2008, 09:28 PM	#6
FranktheTankTx Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 2,306	Yup, I used 1/8" glass on my last sump. Be carefull installing... it's a little brittle. But once it's sealed in your sump, you're fine. If you absolutely want thicker glass, call a glassshop. They'll cut it right to size. __________________ Frank the Tank "What, I thought we were in the trust tree... in the nest? Are we not?" Current Tank Info: Custom Rimless 60g (30.5"x24.5"x18.5")

01/26/2008, 08:16 PM	#4
vikubz Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Cedar Falls, IA Posts: 599	I used 1/8" window glass without incident.