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thanhjenn

01-31-2010 04:48 PM

Plexi glass to glass tank

Anyone have any experience with siliconing plexi glass to glass tank. I might able to get a hold of some thick plexi glass and want to make an external overflow using it.

Funky_Fish14

01-31-2010 06:05 PM

Unfortunately it just wont work. Silicon will not adhere to plexi-glass (acrylic) at all. You can find a primer (I cant remember the name) that when applied to the acrylic will improve the adhesion, but it still isnt sufficient for structural strength. Sorry to be the bearer of bad news.

Cheers,

Chris

thanhjenn

01-31-2010 06:52 PM

Thanks Chris! In a way this is good news. It would be bad if I were to go ahead with the project. :)

saltynuts

01-31-2010 07:29 PM

i used acylic on my tank with silicon and work fine. just my 0.02c

thanhjenn

01-31-2010 07:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by saltynuts (Post 487914)

i used acylic on my tank with silicon and work fine. just my 0.02c

.02c? sorry, what is that?

saltynuts

01-31-2010 07:49 PM

2 cents

thanhjenn

01-31-2010 07:54 PM

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Originally Posted by saltynuts (Post 487920)

2 cents

lol, thnks

new but handy

02-01-2010 04:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by saltynuts (Post 487914)

i used acylic on my tank with silicon and work fine. just my 0.02c

what did you add?

saltynuts

02-01-2010 05:09 AM

back wall and 3 baffles in my tank.

saltynuts

02-01-2010 05:10 AM

my bad, ok on the in side not out.

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