Build of my 1850 g tank

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Nilsafeller said:
I cant quit tell.... how is the glass mounted?
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There is 4 supports for the glass at the lowest part of the frame. The frame is glued with sealant against the liner. And also screwed with over 100 screws. And then i have used sealant between the frame and the glass. The product i used is aqua forte " superstrong fix and seal". The same sealant everywhere. Sticks quite well on both edpm rubber, metal and glass
 
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Magnus_andersson said:
There is 4 supports for the glass at the lowest part of the frame. The frame is glued with sealant against the liner. And also screwed with over 100 screws. And then i have used sealant between the frame and the glass. The product i used is aqua forte " superstrong fix and seal". The same sealant everywhere. Sticks quite well on both edpm rubber, metal and glass
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This info is gold! I have never been able to find a product which would adhere reliably to both glass and EPDM. Have you used it in the past with success on both those materials? Is it a type of silicone sealant, or...?

I've got to check into this. I wanted to use a liner on my last build, just to try it out, but simply couldn't find a method of adhering the glass with which I was comfortable. This sounds verrrrry interesting...:) I hope this stuff is available in Canuckistan.

Is the metal frame countersunk and used with flathead screws so that they are flush with the metal, allowing for a smooth surface for glass adhesion? So the liner is pinched between the frame and the tank itself, and then the glass adhered only to the liner using that product; then a bead of the same product runs around the edge of the glass and seals it to the liner?
 
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jjohnwm said:
This info is gold! I have never been able to find a product which would adhere reliably to both glass and EPDM. Have you used it in the past with success on both those materials? Is it a type of silicone sealant, or...?

I've got to check into this. I wanted to use a liner on my last build, just to try it out, but simply couldn't find a method of adhering the glass with which I was comfortable. This sounds verrrrry interesting...:) I hope this stuff is available in Canuckistan.

Is the metal frame countersunk and used with flathead screws so that they are flush with the metal, allowing for a smooth surface for glass adhesion? So the liner is pinched between the frame and the tank itself, and then the glass adhered only to the liner using that product; then a bead of the same product runs around the edge of the glass and seals it to the liner?
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The use of edpm liner and A4 stainless frame has been used with succes earlier by friends. I know of two 10 000 liter tanks built this way. Mine is 7000 liters something.

The product is ms-polymer based , elastic glue/bonding and sealer that is fishsafe. There are similar products out there. ive used something called tec7 for edpm rubber liner.

Pay attention that i use edpm liner and not cheap pvc liner

Yes the holes are countersunk and so on.
Once again, fix &seal between liner and frame. Then screw it into position. Then a thick seam fix & seal on frame. Press the glass until the seam smoothen out a bit. I have about 3-4 mm thick sealant between frame and glass.

Then a seam around the whole glass sides
 
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Many thanks!

Good luck with your terrific build. Looking forward to more updates as you progress. :)
 
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