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Old 04-29-2011, 08:19 PM
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In the middle of remodeling my sump right now also, but it is glass on glass and I didn't think it would work with glass and plastic.
Should have asked question here first LOL. Would have saved the " Why do you always have to modify things " Question from my wife...............

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Silicone actually dries pretty sturdy. Just squeeze a good bead along the bottom, and press it down, and squeeze some more around to fill in the edges, and let it cure overnight.

I used it to put lucite baffles in my sump, holds rock hard. It was actually a PITA to remove when I wanted to change the layout of my sump!
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try gorilla glue-this stuff expands so make a couple of dams with masking tape(the green plastic type)
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Would have saved the " Why do you always have to modify things " Question from my wife...............
still better than "I told you so" from the wife
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purple tang, sohal tang, yellow eye kole tang, fairy wrasse. cleaner wrasse, leopard wrasse, and misc fish.

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Old 04-30-2011, 05:21 PM
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This is what I've seen before. Weldon and nylon bolts.

http://www.thereeftank.com/forums/sh...3&postcount=10

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/sh...25&postcount=6

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Old 04-30-2011, 08:12 PM
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Wouldn't you know it. I went and had a piece of glass cut to fit. Came home to replace the plexiglass so I had to cut off last of the black plastic brace. One end wouldn't come apart and the other end only released after applying a lot of pressure. So I finished the trimming, added more epoxy, clamped it together. Went to it this morning and it is bonded. I have the glass as a backup if it fails, but maybe I got lucky and have solved this problem.

As for the two links, I was kinda wondering what fastening device would work in this environment. Nylon screws would be perfect.
Thanks for all the good advise and ideas, If there are any changes I will report them...
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