plastic to glass adhesive?

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toehead11183

toehead11183

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Is there anything i can use to glue some acrylic mounts for a drip plate in aglass sump? i'm about to buy a 45g aquarium and build a sump out of it. in the 55g sump i built last time, i used silicone for the mounts to hold the water diffuser but they failed with the weight of the water. I'm looking for a waterproof superglue type adhesive. anyone have ideas?
 
I would purchase some precut pieces of 1" square acrylic rod from Tap Plastic and use methylene chloride (also from Tap) to fuse them together into a simple support framework for the drip plate.
 
thats what i'm going to do, i'm going to glue some pieces of acrylic to the inside of the tank to hold up the drip plate. I just need to find something to glue it to thats really strong and waterproof.
 
Well, what I'm suggesting is that you construct a simple framework which rests on the bottom of the sump. That way, you don't have to worry about weight. But, if you want to attach it to the side of the sump, I would recommend epoxy. Talk to the guys at TAP and get their recommendation for acrylic-to-glass attachment. Alternatively, you could get some 1/8" acrylic panels, attach some 1" square rod top and bottom (Z-orientation) and suspend it from the sump rim. Again, weight would not be an issue and this avoids permanent modification of the sump tank.
 
Go to your local Walmart. Near the paint section they have a bunch of adhesives and caulks. Look for Loctite Stick-N-Seal. Its tensile strength is around 600 pounds per square inch. In other words, if the supports you are gluing in are one inch square, it will take a pulling force of 600 pounds to pull one off. An added bonus is that it is perfectly clear and will give you professional looking results.
 
CHOMPERS;2614646; said:
Go to your local Walmart. Near the paint section they have a bunch of adhesives and caulks. Look for Loctite Stick-N-Seal. Its tensile strength is around 600 pounds per square inch. In other words, if the supports you are gluing in are one inch square, it will take a pulling force of 600 pounds to pull one off. An added bonus is that it is perfectly clear and will give you professional looking results.
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BINGO!! That's what i'm looking for! Thanks
 
it does but it never 'hardens' it stays flexible and with enough weight can fail. Thats why i'm looking for something that cures rock hard
 
or you could silcone two pieces of glass on ether side of the walls that the drip plate can sit on so you can remove the drip plate in the event you need to get in there.
 
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