Glass at Lowe's

[hhughes]

Does *your* Lowe's carry and cut 1/4" glass?

My well intentioned husband got me a Lowe's gift card to get my baffles cut for Mother's Day. But the camp creek location only carries the thin window pane glass.

 

[johnr2604]

No, lowes only carries the 1/16th glass that I've seen. I would not recommend using that thin,

 

[johnr2604]

dawgdude;508771 wrote: The near me has 1/8th inch as well. However it is one of the better lowes I have seen.

See if they have acrylic and just go that route.

That's the route I always go.

 

[kirru]

i not sure what our lowes carries but i know they carry 1/4" acrylic

 

[hhughes]

Will I not have problems siliconing acrylic to glass?

 

[kirru]

no, not really, if you have about equal amount of water on both sides it pretty much keeps in in line fine.. besides i have two sumps done this way and one has been up for way over a year so it'll be fine.

 

[dakota9]

Siliconing acrylic baffles to glass doesn't necessarily equal impending failure. When siliconing the baffles in place, use a generous amount of silicone, enough so, once dry and cured, it wedges the acrylic baffle in place, rather than just bond it in place.

 

[hhughes]

Then this could be the week I get my sump finished! Hooray.

 

[rbredding]

dawgdude;508808 wrote: Silicone will stick to acrylic but doesnt bond to it like it does glass. You cant use acrylic to replace one end of a glass tank and expect it to be water tight but it does work just fine holding in place for the purpose you need.

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I think that most people don't understand that.. they think that acrylic and glass never go together.. (but often overlook that most glass aquariums have acrylic overflows..)

 

[sree]

the one near to me only carries the 1/16th or 1/8th

 

[oil_fan]

The one near me only had 1/16. As for baffles it's working just fine. My fuge is holding but I wished I had thicker glass though for that one.

 

[fish scales2]

Silicone will only bond to the acrylic temporarily. No bond stregth whatsoever. The reason it works for overflows and baffles is as Dak stated. Using the silicone to "create a dam" against the glass. I do not think I would use 1/16 glass on baffles because of the ease of breaking and I would end up hitting with a pump or skimmer and cracking one of the baffles. I would be comfortable using 1/18 or 3/16. If you cant find the glass locally then I have plenty of it in the shop.