Sealing acrylic to glass, and tinted glass?

[Myka]

Can you use tinted glass for tanks?

Is there any way to "seal" acrylic to glass? It doesn't have to be water proof, but will have to stay in place.

I want to put a divider in a tank that you can't see through. It will have a bulkhead in it so water can flow from on side to the other as the sump return will be in one side and the overflow will be in the other. Would I be best off using dark tinted glass, or black acrylic?

[justinl]

I think silicone would work well enough to stick acrylic to glass although it wouldn't be an ideal bond. Just make sure you dont put too much pressure on the piece, like leaning on it or something.

[Myka]

Ya, I know silicone won't work if you are holding a lot of pressure or need a waterproof seal, but I was thinking that it should do the trick in this case. I know I've seen a few acrylic internal overflow boxes attached to glass with silicone, and it worked well enough in that case from what I heard. Thanks for your input!

[Brent F]

I just bought a used tank that has a glass divider in it for strength and a sheet of black acrilic glued on the face of the glass (sandwiched). Gives both a water tight partition and a partition you can't see through.

Here's a picture

[rocketlily]

My new tank has come with black acrylic attached to the glass divider for the overflow box. Looks like there might be silicone around all the edges.

[Myka]

Brent, that's a different idea. There must be some air bubbles between the panes though, no?

I think I'm just going to silicone some black acrylic in there...even though I despise acrylic.