aqualight pro series broken glass

[christyf5]

Do not run that bulb without the glass shielding. You will be exposing your corals and fish to extremely high levels of UV and likely kill them or do significant harm in a matter of minutes. Make sure you get a new piece of glass right away

[fortheloveofcrabs]

I heard the samething as Christy. I think it's special glass with a UV filter.

[christyf5]

As far as I know all glass filters UV. Thats why you won't get a tan in your car with the windows rolled up

Definitely get the tempered though, it will be exposed to really high temps.

[Justusfish]

thanks for the help, folks. I won't run the light without the glass.

[Delphinus]

Yeah, just regular "clear float" glass is all you need. There's no special glass for UV, just any old glass. Check the thickness of the old and get the same.

[Tangman]

Originally Posted by Delphinus

Yeah, just regular "clear float" glass is all you need. There's no special glass for UV, just any old glass. Check the thickness of the old and get the same.

Agreed just regular glass, tempered glass doesn't help with heat issues, besides the one that broke didn't break into a million pieces did it ?
I would use the broken glass for now if you can

[Justusfish]

Yes, I don't think it was tempered. It did break into twenty or so pieces but not into the little square beads that tempered breaks into. It was shards, just like typical glass.