Bond concrete and acrylic

[legendaryfrog]

Im planning on building another large (1000gallon+) tank in the near future and i not sure how to attach the front acrylic sheet. Im sure that the rest will be made from concrete.

Is there any way to bond concrete and acrylic?

 

[Phixer]

Check out Sanitred, they have some good solutions.

 

[johnptc]

Im planning on building another large (1000gallon+) tank in the near future and i not sure how to attach the front acrylic sheet. Im sure that the rest will be made from concrete.

Is there any way to bond concrete and acrylic?

see http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=48640

 

[legendaryfrog]

His way of doing it is nice, but im thinking about placing the window directtly into the wet concrete.

Like so:

 

[milkman407]

I dont see why you couldent do it that way, Just add silicone or acrylic cement#14 just to make sure it dosent leak.

 

[me_wee_todded]

just like milk said silicone the hell out of it after it dries

 

[legendaryfrog]

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[Phixer]

Interesting, wonder if any flex in the acrylic would cause crazing?

 

[WolfFisho1]

take the acrylic out of those slits put some silicone in that gap and then put the acrilyc in the gap now put the silicone where you pictured it in your diagram hope that helps

 

[legendaryfrog]

the tank will be 10*3*4. how thick should the acrylic and concrete be?