Hey guys I bought my glass to build my smooth weir but I'm still not sure about what to do with the possible jumpers. I've thought of a few different designs but I want to see if anybody has a better idea. My weir is 38" long in my 48" length 70 gallon so its a rectangular box shape. I want to have as much surface skimming as possible so I don't want to do something that will obstruct the flow of water over the weir.
The first way I thought is to silicone two thin little glass squares on the corners of the weir and then just sit a pane of thin glass on top. I decided that it wouldn't work because the glass could fall off and cause damage and the glass squares will stop flow on the corners of the weir.
The 2nd way I am thinking is to add a longer pane of glass, lets say 44". Then I'll have 3" left on each side of the weir to add triangle supports slightly above the weir top. So no livestock can go in and water flow won't be interrupted. The glass triangle supports will have a little vertical lip so that the pane of glass wont slide off and I won't have to silicone it to the supports for maintenance reasons. Something like this.
http://s634.photobucket.com/user/black_keys09/media/20150205_200633-1.jpg.html
What do you guys think? Please let me know of any other ideas. Thanks everybody.
The first way I thought is to silicone two thin little glass squares on the corners of the weir and then just sit a pane of thin glass on top. I decided that it wouldn't work because the glass could fall off and cause damage and the glass squares will stop flow on the corners of the weir.
The 2nd way I am thinking is to add a longer pane of glass, lets say 44". Then I'll have 3" left on each side of the weir to add triangle supports slightly above the weir top. So no livestock can go in and water flow won't be interrupted. The glass triangle supports will have a little vertical lip so that the pane of glass wont slide off and I won't have to silicone it to the supports for maintenance reasons. Something like this.
http://s634.photobucket.com/user/black_keys09/media/20150205_200633-1.jpg.html
What do you guys think? Please let me know of any other ideas. Thanks everybody.