anyone??

[saltman82]

has anyone ever succesfully attached glass and acrylic and have it stay in place?

im trying to attach a acrylic overflow that im buliding to my glass tank

 

[kau_cinta_ku]

use silicone on both sides. it won't adhear to the acrylic but it will hold it in place enough to do it's job.

 

[saltman82]

well what im going to try to do is use this stuff called mr stickys then use silicon all around it. im building my overflow in the inside of my tank so i can use beananimals silent overflow system

 

[kau_cinta_ku]

I built my overflow in my 75 gal glass tank using an acrylic overflow and used only silicon and it has held up fine. IMO no need to use the mr. stickys stuff.

 

[saltman82]

ok. and also im going to use it in my sump that im gona make as a trial to go with it. the silicone will hold the 1/4" acrylic full of water with no problem

 

[atvdave]

Mine is acrylic on acrylic, but it will work better on glass.

Mine has been running for a year now with no issues.

Just make sure you put a think (1/4") bead on each side.

 

[saltman82]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13076915#post13076915 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by atvdave
Mine is acrylic on acrylic, but it will work better on glass.

Mine has been running for a year now with no issues.

Just make sure you put a think (1/4") bead on each side.

a 1/4" bead of silicone?

 

[atvdave]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13076921#post13076921 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by saltman82
a 1/4" bead of silicone?

Well......

Thats about what I used, worked for me.

1/4" bead at a 45 degree angel.

 

[saltman82]

im not as concerned with the sump as i am with the 2 5"x25" pieces that will be at the top of my tank