one of my baffles gave way in my sump

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  1. brunoboarder244

    brunoboarder244 Torch Coral

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    the baffles are acrylic and the sump is glass i used aquarium silicon to adhere it, i know that silicon does not bond with acrylic but makes a wedge, is there any way to fix this without shutting down the sump or is that the only way....all other baffles seem to be holding up fine
     
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  2. m2434

    m2434 Giant Squid

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    Did you sand the acrylic? Usually it holds good enough for baffles if you rough the surface up pretty good. Unfortunately I am not sure how to fix it well without taking it offline for two days...
     
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  3. bama

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    Your tank should hold for a few days without a sump unless your sump volume is much larger than tank volume. I have taken my sump out for almost a week, I just added an airstone and another powerhead pointed at the surface for agitation.
     
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  4. mikejrice

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    Yep, you're going to have to take it apart for a couple days. There's really no other way.

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