Reliable Products?

OutdatedPerson · 11/26/2017, 06:58 PM

Hello! I'm wanting to build a 20 gallon rimless tank, and I'm just wondering if there's any specific good yet inexpensive glass producer/silicone producer etc? I can find the instructions but can't seem to find anything to recommend it? Also, when you buy the glass do you have to still cut it for it to actually fit? Thanks

der_wille_zur_macht · 11/29/2017, 11:26 AM

Momentive RTV103 or RTV108 are commonly used silicone products. You can find it on Amazon or industrial suppliers like grainger.

Glass is usually purchased locally from a glass supplier. Find a few in your area and get quotes, the cost can vary significantly (quotes for my last project ranged by several hundred percent).

When you buy glass, make sure you understand the edge treatment. When fresh cut, the edges will be rough and very sharp. At the least you want the edges eased so they're not dangerously sharp. For a rimless it's common to get them ground flat and beveled so they look nice and neat on the exposed edges at the top of the tank.

mcgyvr · 11/29/2017, 11:28 AM

^^ yep... covered it all right there..

OutdatedPerson · 12/01/2017, 10:54 PM

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Originally Posted by der_wille_zur_macht

Momentive RTV103 or RTV108 are commonly used silicone products. You can find it on Amazon or industrial suppliers like grainger.

Glass is usually purchased locally from a glass supplier. Find a few in your area and get quotes, the cost can vary significantly (quotes for my last project ranged by several hundred percent).

When you buy glass, make sure you understand the edge treatment. When fresh cut, the edges will be rough and very sharp. At the least you want the edges eased so they're not dangerously sharp. For a rimless it's common to get them ground flat and beveled so they look nice and neat on the exposed edges at the top of the tank.

Thanks! Another thing, when I buy the glasses at their initial size, will I need to cut something (so basically if it was like 10 inches length by 5 inches width would I have to cut off some of that glass to make it fit?)

rocsec1 · 12/01/2017, 11:21 PM

No have them cut it to your needs

11/26/2017, 06:58 PM	#1
OutdatedPerson Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2017 Posts: 2	Reliable Products? Hello! I'm wanting to build a 20 gallon rimless tank, and I'm just wondering if there's any specific good yet inexpensive glass producer/silicone producer etc? I can find the instructions but can't seem to find anything to recommend it? Also, when you buy the glass do you have to still cut it for it to actually fit? Thanks

11/29/2017, 11:26 AM	#2
der_wille_zur_macht Team RC Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: NY Posts: 17,749	Momentive RTV103 or RTV108 are commonly used silicone products. You can find it on Amazon or industrial suppliers like grainger. Glass is usually purchased locally from a glass supplier. Find a few in your area and get quotes, the cost can vary significantly (quotes for my last project ranged by several hundred percent). When you buy glass, make sure you understand the edge treatment. When fresh cut, the edges will be rough and very sharp. At the least you want the edges eased so they're not dangerously sharp. For a rimless it's common to get them ground flat and beveled so they look nice and neat on the exposed edges at the top of the tank. __________________ Inconveniencing marine life since 1992 "It is my personal belief that reef aquaria should be thriving communities of biodiversity, representative of their wild counterparts, and not merely collections of pretty specimens growing on tidy clean rock shelves covered in purple coralline algae." (Eric Borneman)

11/29/2017, 11:28 AM	#3
mcgyvr Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: North Carolina Posts: 20,050	^^ yep... covered it all right there.. __________________ Who me?

12/01/2017, 11:21 PM	#5
rocsec1 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Medina oh Posts: 1,782	No have them cut it to your needs