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Old 12-15-2011, 11:35 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Default Glass /plastic Adhesion Q.

Rebuilding A Busted Tank.
Id Like To Use Some 3/8 In Acrylic For The Bottom As I Can Get Cheep.
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Can Plastic And Glass Be Mixed As In Glued Together With Out Any Problem With Separating ?

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Default Re: Glass /plastic Adhesion Q.

the adhesion will not hold the pressure created in aquariums by the water.
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Old 12-19-2011, 08:34 AM   #3 (permalink)
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the adhesion will not hold the pressure created in aquariums by the water.
+1, can't do it, it won't hold.
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Default Re: Glass /plastic Adhesion Q.

THANKS JUST HAD TO ASK.
I FIGURE WITH THE DIFFERENCE IN SHRINKING RATES OF HEATING COOLING PLASTIC/GLASS WOULD BE THE BIGGEST FACTOR UNLESS USING SOMETHING PLIABLE LIKE RUBBER/SILICONE ETC. <---- FISH W.O. AQUARIUM.
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