tank repair

[photokid]

does anyone know of a glue that would bond glass to lexan or acrylic? i am trying to replace the

 

[FutureInterest]

It can be done with dow corning 795 silicone. The stuff will bond to both glass and acrylic very well.

The problem is that it takes about 2 months to fully cure before its useable.

There may be other options...

 

[photokid]

hmmm it might be worth it.

 

[mojo]

Why not repair using glass?

 

[photokid]

i think plastic can take a few more holes in it than glass. my back pane of glass broke this morning flooding the house, so i am in kind of a anti glass mood right now.

 

[FutureInterest]

Perhaps you should just get a 38 gallon acrylic tank from Glass cages. Its about 95 bucks. Since its a NP tank you don't have to worry about coralline and the added clarity will be a nice plus. Also its easy to drill... Replacing the glass is just not worth the trouble imo...

 

[sprayin70]

FutureInterest;134268 wrote: Perhaps you should just get a 38 gallon acrylic tank from Glass cages. Its about 95 bucks. Since its a NP tank you don't have to worry about coralline and the added clarity will be a nice plus. Also its easy to drill... Replacing the glass is just not worth the trouble imo...

95 bucks. Yea I agree about just buying a GC one. Good luck bro!

 

[roland jacques]

Goop, bonds great to both, but give it 48 Hours without any water contact. The down side is it's a little runny to work with, and if you every want to take it apart forget it, it drys very hard.

What a "NP" tank?

 

[photokid]

non photosynthetic

 

[schwaggs]

Be very careful trying to silicone acrylic to glass. Silicone does not bond to Acrylic very well. It works well enough if there isn't much pressure on it, I just wouldn't trust the bonding strength to hold the side of a tank on...

 

[cameron]

I wouldn't do it. Acrylic may be hardier with holes drilled, but those seems bonding the two together are going to be very weak.