Do you silicone the acrylic to the glass? I have only used glass in the past, and always wonder since I see there is a big back and forth about siliconing acrylic to glass.I bought this Refugium Baffle kit - 40g Breeder for a 120g build. For our DIY the intake area should be reconfigured for removable sock holder and for a roller.
In this one I like the idea for probe holders as well as cord management holders.
I bought my AIO drop in from tenecor, on one of the first diy threads. I did solevent weld the acrylic together, and used silicone to attach the AIO part the the glass tank. Total seal, waterproof, firmly attached and going strong 2? Years later. (I'd have to check dates on my build thread to be sure but it feels like it's been a while)
For those of us taking notes, this is the technical term.
Silicone. Taped off the edges with blue painters tape ~3/8 to 1/2" from baffle. Ran a bead, smoothed it out. Let dry. Peel off the tape and you have nice, clean edges.
Smushed = ~ 15 psi...
Siliconing acrylic to glass in a sump is not a problem since there is no real water pressure. Siliconing acrylic to acrylic is not advised on aquariums of any meaningful size, that is larger than what you can tolerate spilling on your floor. Our tab and notch design (which I am in the process of improving) allows you to solvent weld the pieces and then add silicone gusset seams for extra leakage insurance.
Along with the ATO there were two practice pieces. Sparked an idea I've been working on for small LED lit signs.
Those that got the DIY Frag and Sump kits a while back might of gotten the "I Love TENNECOR" etched piece.
Before taking off all the film I painted the letters and shark. Its solid without the light, and has a nice glow above both white and blue. Base is foam board mock up with a small submersible LED to prove out concept.
Thats what I read, but I've also read that theres some swelling of the acrylic causing the silicone to weaken. Like I said, I've always done glass to glass silicone, and acrylic to acrylic weldon 4. I am willing to try out a DIY sump with a glass tank and acrylic panels as part of my current build instead of using glass.
Might have some. Or we can make more. Again, machine time. Everything is running constantly two shifts a day. They don’t like me to put stuff like this into production. But I still do.
Let me see what we can do.
Wait for our complete acrylic diy sump kit. It’s coming sooner than expected. CAD team is finalizing the first design. These are going to kill it.
It starts like this. With a sketch. The notches are key to holding the geometry. But the are also leak points. The solution is small acrylic cover plates. Decorative. DIY sequence is to install all the cover plates first. Then glue it up and save about 65% on your sump. See pic below.
Etch the logo into the corner of the DIY builds. And like the Reef2reef in the other corner?Might have some. Or we can make more. Again, machine time. Everything is running constantly two shifts a day. They don’t like me to put stuff like this into production. But I still do.
Only issue with the tab/cove plate idea is we are locked into the baffle spacing, not a 100% DIY.It starts like this. With a sketch. The notches are key to holding the geometry. But the are also leak points. The solution is small acrylic cover plates. Decorative. DIY sequence is to install all the cover plates first. Then glue it up and save about 65% on your sump. See pic below.
Wait for it.
Oh, I’m waiting!
Can there be an "im daring" (stupid) option with out the notch and tab?It starts like this. With a sketch. The notches are key to holding the geometry. But the are also leak points. The solution is small acrylic cover plates. Decorative. DIY sequence is to install all the cover plates first. Then glue it up and save about 65% on your sump. See pic below.
Found another one I didn't paint all of it. Carefully scored body contour on the shark with a hobby Xacto for this cool effect when lit up.Along with the ATO there were two practice pieces. Sparked an idea I've been working on for small LED lit signs.
Those that got the DIY Frag and Sump kits a while back might of gotten the "I Love TENNECOR" etched piece.
Before taking off all the film I painted the letters and shark. Its solid without the light, and has a nice glow above both white and blue. Base is foam board mock up with a small submersible LED to prove out concept.
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