lucite in sump?

scuglass · #1 10-30-2005, 09:31 PM

i have some left over lucite sitting in my garage can i use this for baffels??
and just use ge silicone I to hold them in place??

thanks scott

Joe Reefer · #2 10-30-2005, 11:09 PM

I used lucite for baffles in my sump.

AndyL · #3 10-30-2005, 11:22 PM

Lucite is just a brand name for one variety of acrylic... Of course any glass -> acrylic bond is gonna be ugly, think they recommend marine goop for that task.

Andy

scuglass · #4 10-30-2005, 11:26 PM

ok kool i realize that it will be pretty messy but it will be in the sump and wont have too much pressure on it so ill layit on strong.

thanks scott

StirCrazy · #5 10-31-2005, 01:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AndyL

Lucite is just a brand name for one variety of acrylic... Of course any glass -> acrylic bond is gonna be ugly, think they recommend marine goop for that task.

Andy

just use silicone, put a bead on each side of the baffel and it will hold fine, Acrylic to glass with silicone is a lot better bond than people think.

Steve