plastic cover's for DIY glass baffle's

bueller · 11-09-2006, 04:57 PM

Hey everyone,

just thought I'd share a few pic's of these plastic glass covers [ for those who have cut glass as their baffles] I found in Lowe's. My sump baffles are diy and made from cut glass, well, the last time I was messing around in the sump my hand hit one of them and gave me a nasty cut.

I was in Lowe's the other day and saw these plastic end cover's [ look's like their used for paneling or something like that]. thought I'd give it a shot so I bought them.

They fit Perfectly!!! with a little silicone... DONE.

Bueller

here's a few Picture's:

ming · 11-09-2006, 05:06 PM

You could also sand the glass with a sandblock so it wont be sharp as an alternative
But looks good

bueller · 11-09-2006, 05:10 PM

you could I guess...but they were already sealed in and it would be a pain in the a$$. It was just easier to cap them.

ming · 11-09-2006, 05:17 PM

Cool, everything looked so clean so I thought you just sealed it and capped it. If it was already siliconed in, then its easier to cap

aaron · 11-09-2006, 05:51 PM

Another cool thing could be to silicone the caps into the sump to make the baffles removable. Not quite sure why you would want to remove the baffles but you could have the option

junglebase · 11-09-2006, 05:55 PM

John,

You always do good work.. im so impressed.... i cant wait to see this tank running....

bueller · 11-09-2006, 06:18 PM

Thanks Alex,

Very cool Idea aaron....didn't think of that. guess if one of the glass baffles cracked you can just replace it. Trying to get this think up and running before Christmas....Don't think so thou with Santa coming for the Kids. I gave my xmas list to my wife....we'll see what he brings for me. A nice set of metal halides would be lovely!!

Bueller

Psycho graphic · 11-09-2006, 06:40 PM

Next time you get your glass cut have them seam all the edges and you wont get cut. Those caps do look nice though.

11-09-2006, 04:57 PM	#1
bueller Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: STATEN ISLAND N.Y Posts: 555 Reefer Ratings: (3) Friends: (7)	plastic cover's for DIY glass baffle's Hey everyone, just thought I'd share a few pic's of these plastic glass covers [ for those who have cut glass as their baffles] I found in Lowe's. My sump baffles are diy and made from cut glass, well, the last time I was messing around in the sump my hand hit one of them and gave me a nasty cut. I was in Lowe's the other day and saw these plastic end cover's [ look's like their used for paneling or something like that]. thought I'd give it a shot so I bought them. They fit Perfectly!!! with a little silicone... DONE. Bueller here's a few Picture's: Last edited by bueller; 11-09-2006 at 04:59 PM.

11-09-2006, 06:40 PM	#8
Psycho graphic Trouble Maker! Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Forks Township Pa. Posts: 766 Reefer Ratings: (8) Friends: (0)	Next time you get your glass cut have them seam all the edges and you wont get cut. Those caps do look nice though. __________________ Who Pee'd in the Gene Pool?

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11-09-2006, 05:06 PM	#2
ming Newbie Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Flushing, NY Posts: 1,974 Reefer Ratings: (68) Friends: (29)	You could also sand the glass with a sandblock so it wont be sharp as an alternative But looks good

11-09-2006, 05:10 PM	#3
bueller Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: STATEN ISLAND N.Y Posts: 555 Reefer Ratings: (3) Friends: (7)	you could I guess...but they were already sealed in and it would be a pain in the a$$. It was just easier to cap them.

11-09-2006, 05:17 PM	#4
ming Newbie Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Flushing, NY Posts: 1,974 Reefer Ratings: (68) Friends: (29)	Cool, everything looked so clean so I thought you just sealed it and capped it. If it was already siliconed in, then its easier to cap

11-09-2006, 05:51 PM	#5
aaron Australian Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Sydney Posts: 1,026 Reefer Ratings: (16) Friends: (0)	Another cool thing could be to silicone the caps into the sump to make the baffles removable. Not quite sure why you would want to remove the baffles but you could have the option

11-09-2006, 05:55 PM	#6
junglebase Will always be a Newbie.. Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Jersey City Posts: 1,413 Reefer Ratings: (77) Friends: (9)	John, You always do good work.. im so impressed.... i cant wait to see this tank running....

11-09-2006, 06:18 PM	#7
bueller Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: STATEN ISLAND N.Y Posts: 555 Reefer Ratings: (3) Friends: (7)	Thanks Alex, Very cool Idea aaron....didn't think of that. guess if one of the glass baffles cracked you can just replace it. Trying to get this think up and running before Christmas....Don't think so thou with Santa coming for the Kids. I gave my xmas list to my wife....we'll see what he brings for me. A nice set of metal halides would be lovely!! Bueller