Splashing Panther Grouper cracked UV shield!

ClayWagner · 04/20/2008, 02:25 PM

Caught my Panther Grouper who's rehoming in a larger tank. In the process he splashed (turns out he didn't like air) one of my UV shields on my fixture (open top). Well, as everyone knows, when a high temperature piece of glass gets in contact with cool water, PRESTO, glass bomb

Questions: will any glass work? As in annealed/plate? Or does it have to be tempered? Also, some shards might still be in the tank...but I didn't think it would be a problem since the tank is in fact made of glass

. Does anyone think otherwise?

useskaforevil · 04/20/2008, 02:30 PM

uv light is blocked by regular glass. i'de get those shards out just in case b/c it could hurt you or your fish,

ClayWagner · 04/20/2008, 04:17 PM

You're probably right on the shards. I hope the local glass store has some scrap 1/4" laying around. I only need a 4x8" piece.

04/20/2008, 02:25 PM	#1
ClayWagner Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 304	Splashing Panther Grouper cracked UV shield! Caught my Panther Grouper who's rehoming in a larger tank. In the process he splashed (turns out he didn't like air) one of my UV shields on my fixture (open top). Well, as everyone knows, when a high temperature piece of glass gets in contact with cool water, PRESTO, glass bomb Questions: will any glass work? As in annealed/plate? Or does it have to be tempered? Also, some shards might still be in the tank...but I didn't think it would be a problem since the tank is in fact made of glass . Does anyone think otherwise? __________________ What kind of bee's make the best milk? ....BOO-BEES!

04/20/2008, 02:30 PM	#2
useskaforevil Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: kent, ohio Posts: 1,012	uv light is blocked by regular glass. i'de get those shards out just in case b/c it could hurt you or your fish, __________________ "and the delicate mechanism stripped its gears" Current Tank Info: 80gallon bowfront

04/20/2008, 04:17 PM	#3
ClayWagner Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 304	You're probably right on the shards. I hope the local glass store has some scrap 1/4" laying around. I only need a 4x8" piece. __________________ What kind of bee's make the best milk? ....BOO-BEES!