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January 16th, 2008, 02:31 AM
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Do i need to put silicone one both sides of refugium baffles?
ok, i'm building a sump/refugium out of a 20 gallon long tank for my 75 gallon tank. i had decided to use 4 sheets of glass for the bubble trap(3 sheets) and the divider between the fuge and the return area(1 sheet). i siliconed in the sheet that would be the middle of the bubble trap. i did it first because it's off the ground and i wanted to get both sides really good. the piece for the return divider is in place also with silicone on both sides. i the started to put in the first sheet of the bubble trap and saw that i was running out of silicone and also that i was going to have a very difficult time getting to the side between the 1st and 2nd and the 2nd and 3rd plates. do i really need to fashion some way to get the silicone down in there or will the one side be enough?
Current Aquarium(s) Description: 75 Gallon saltwater in the works Experience in Saltwater & Reef Aquarium Hobby: 1 year Other Intrests: Drag Racing, Snowboarding, and Exotic Animals 
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January 16th, 2008, 04:17 AM
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Re: Do i need to put silicone one both sides of refugium baffles?
One side is enough. As long as you use enough silicone to hold the baffles in place, that's all that's important.
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Current Aquarium(s) Description: 240-gallon reef with a 55-gallon sump and 35-gallon refugium Experience in Saltwater & Reef Aquarium Hobby: 7 years
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January 17th, 2008, 07:41 AM
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Re: Do i need to put silicone one both sides of refugium baffles?
I did one side and they are holding up real good.
Current Aquarium(s) Description: 120 with 30 sump Aquatinic Constellation T5 lighting Coralife Super Skimmer Koralia 2/3 Experience in Saltwater & Reef Aquarium Hobby: 2 years and counting Other Intrests: Pig collector, Gardening
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January 17th, 2008, 12:25 PM
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Re: Do i need to put silicone one both sides of refugium baffles?
ok good, thanks. the i 3 i have in already are very sturdy. so i'm not worried any more. i've gotta put the other one in tonight so hopefully it'll be cured to test by saturday.
Current Aquarium(s) Description: 75 Gallon saltwater in the works Experience in Saltwater & Reef Aquarium Hobby: 1 year Other Intrests: Drag Racing, Snowboarding, and Exotic Animals Last edited by Pheeshes; January 17th, 2008 at 12:25 PM. Reason: bad spelling
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January 18th, 2008, 02:02 AM
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Re: Do i need to put silicone one both sides of refugium baffles?
My bubble trap the one that's off the ground I did both sides the other two I did one side because ther was no way to get the other. The rest I did both sides.
Current Aquarium(s) Description: 120 with 30 sump Aquatinic Constellation T5 lighting Coralife Super Skimmer Koralia 2/3 Experience in Saltwater & Reef Aquarium Hobby: 2 years and counting Other Intrests: Pig collector, Gardening
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January 27th, 2008, 07:25 PM
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Re: Do i need to put silicone one both sides of refugium baffles?
one side is fine since you are using glass baffles. silicone bonds very well to glass. if you were using plexiglass I would suggest doing both sides. silicone doesn't bond very well to plexi, so it would need both sides for support.
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