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Topic: making a baffel

Posted By: taylorwaldron
Subject: making a baffel
Date Posted: September 28 2007 at 8:05pm

I am going to make a bubble trap in my sumb what is the best way to make the new baffles? ( best means cheep and easy for me :) ) Thanks

Taylor

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Posted By: GARFVolunteer
Date Posted: September 28 2007 at 8:33pm

I like to make baffles out of acrylic and silicone them in place. Be aware that acrylic swells with water so cut them about 1/8" small. I cut my first set of baffles to be snug in my glass sump and it broke the sump.

Baffles to not need to be water tight and there in not much pressure for the most part in a sump so silicone will work fine even with acrylic/glass.

Thanks,

Scott

Thanks,

Scott

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Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: September 28 2007 at 9:16pm

I had a couple of pieces of glass cut for about $2 a piece at a glass company and then siliconed them in place. It was cheaper than acrylic because I didn't want to buy a big sheet of acrylic and I didn't have the tools to cut acrylic anyway.

And like Scott said, get it cut 1/8" smaller than opening. I had to go back and get another piece cut because I measured wrong. (got it too small)

Posted By: GARFVolunteer
Date Posted: September 28 2007 at 9:34pm

If there is not going to be any pressure on the baffles, you can get the 1/8" glass cut at Lowes. That is what I used for my bubble trap and race-ways... If there is going to be any pressure I would get at least 3/16" thick.

Thanks,

Scott

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President Idaho Marine Aquarium Society
A fair and biased reef hobbyist
"How do you make poor people rich by making rich people poor" Rush Limbaugh on Obama taxes

Posted By: fj40fax
Date Posted: September 28 2007 at 10:48pm

There was just a thread about this like a week ago where I posted a link ill see if I can find it...

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Posted By: Sitaga
Date Posted: September 28 2007 at 11:45pm

Fax,

Here is the link you pasted for me. This worked great for me!

http://www.wetwebmedia.com/ca/volume_3/cav3i1/Baffles/baffles.htm - http://www.wetwebmedia.com/ca/volume_3/cav3i1/Baffles/baffles.htm

Bill

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Posted By: fj40fax
Date Posted: September 29 2007 at 12:11am

There you go. Thanks, Bill!

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Fax 318-3632
90g 2x250W 14kK MH
Sump, Fuge, G3, UV, O3, ACIII
Pleasant Grove, UT Across State Street from the Purple Turtle
Adjustments and Massages for Frags!

Posted By: taylorwaldron
Date Posted: September 29 2007 at 12:29am

great thanks guys! I do appreciate the help!

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Posted By: LordMaximo
Date Posted: November 29 2007 at 3:50pm

Makes sense...unlimited possibilities.

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