Built my first sump today.

[Bootstrap]

Just use glass

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[Singlefin]

Just use glass

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+10.... Also I believe acrylic doesn't attach to silicone too good. Acrylic tanks are glued not siliconed together. It's more like a wedge holding it in place whereas glass is glued in place with silicone. It may be fine now but when it fails in the future and you have to take it apart, scrape the corraline and algae off and redo it, you will disturbing your fuge ecosystem and will have to start it again. Also the risk of bumping it out of place during maintenance and removal of your skimmer for cleaning. Just not worth the time. Glass Baffles are $6-10 at a glass shop.

 

[Singlefin]

Put that into your fancy calculator!! Haha. Just kidding.

 

[Bootstrap]

14$ in glass baffles. Cleaner, better, stronger

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[Dowtish]

Put that into your fancy calculator!! Haha. Just kidding.

LOL!

All this is very true. I know of folks that have used acrylic baffles on glass tanks, but I wouldnt be able to sleep at night, knowing it could possibly fail.

 

[thejoshdavis]

I'm still shopping glass cutters for 1/4in glass. $60 for 4 pieces seems a bit steep.

 

[Bootstrap]

I'm still shopping glass cutters for 1/4in glass. $60 for 4 pieces seems a bit steep.

You don't have a local glass shop?

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[thejoshdavis]

You don't have a local glass shop?

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That is somewhat local. I'm checking with other shops around town.

 

[Bootstrap]

That is somewhat local. I'm checking with other shops around town.

Please do, that price is ridiculous

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[AirAngel]

A thousand ways to skin a cat.

 

[gmoney243]

A thousand ways to skin a cat.

Im not sure what Vietnamese cooking has to do with it :eek:

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[NeveSSL]

I'm still shopping glass cutters for 1/4in glass. $60 for 4 pieces seems a bit steep.

When I lived in Murfreesboro and did mine, I got mine from Jack's Glass Shop for around $21 I think, and that was for my overflow and sump baffles.

Brandon

 

[thejoshdavis]

When I lived in Murfreesboro and did mine, I got mine from Jack's Glass Shop for around $21 I think, and that was for my overflow and sump baffles.

Brandon

I just got off the phone with Hamilton Glass in Murfreesboro. 4 cut to order pieces, 1/4" glass is $24. Looks like they are my people.

 

[Bootstrap]

I just got off the phone with Hamilton Glass in Murfreesboro. 4 cut to order pieces, 1/4" glass is $24. Looks like they are my people.

Good

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