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Does anyone have good or bad experiences to report with a 10 gallon Aqueon tank being used for a sump? I'm wondering if the glass is too thin for sump duties.
I assume it holds water fine. I'm just wondering if pulling things in and out and doing various sump'y things in that thing could crack the glass because I think it's pretty thin. (I haven't been able to find a specification on exact thickness.)
I'm planning to put in baffles for a sock(s), skimmer section, bubble trap, and return (no refugium and I may never actually put in a skimmer- but leaving that option open). I bought some 3/32" glass to make baffles, which some sources say is too thin/brittle for use in a sump... but if that's true, the whole thing here is suspect. So here I am, feeling pinned into a silly corner in my thinking (gone off the DIY deep end) and just looking for some reassurances. Baffles breaking wouldn't end the world, but I'd rather not be servicing my pump only to have the whole sump crack because I was a bull in a china shop...
I assume it holds water fine. I'm just wondering if pulling things in and out and doing various sump'y things in that thing could crack the glass because I think it's pretty thin. (I haven't been able to find a specification on exact thickness.)
I'm planning to put in baffles for a sock(s), skimmer section, bubble trap, and return (no refugium and I may never actually put in a skimmer- but leaving that option open). I bought some 3/32" glass to make baffles, which some sources say is too thin/brittle for use in a sump... but if that's true, the whole thing here is suspect. So here I am, feeling pinned into a silly corner in my thinking (gone off the DIY deep end) and just looking for some reassurances. Baffles breaking wouldn't end the world, but I'd rather not be servicing my pump only to have the whole sump crack because I was a bull in a china shop...