24"glass hood needs trimming...

[tkramer17]

i just purchased two 24" glass covers because i ordered new lighting for my system, first question is.. they have a black plastic hinge in the middle will my 2 150 hqo halides and 2 55 watt atinic ps's and 2 36watt 10k pc's melt the plastic? if not, when i placed the glass covers on my tank they where too big by like a millimeter 8O!! is there any way of "sanding" down the glass on the edges to make them fit, or should i return them and just get some glass cut somewhere?

 

[themorningstar]

yeah, just use a belt sander to grind it down. but careful not to take too much off!

 

[liquid]

Either that or take it to your local glass shop and have them shave it down for them.

Shane

 

[liquid]

BTW...themorningstar,

Shane

 

[Graywolf57]

Hi, new here but reading through the forums I noticed this thread. It's probably already to late to reply but I'd like to know what happened with the glass tops that were too long. The suggestion to grind down the edges caught my eye. Aren't these tops tempered. I've always heard the last thing you want to do with tempered glass is mess around with the edges (and don't try to drill it). What was the final result.

Thanks

 

[liquid]

Hi Graywolf57 and

Shane

 

[dhoch]

I was searching for the answer to this question and couldn't find it here. A call to all-glass verified that their all-glass hood hoods are definitly NOT tempered glass.

Thought I would add this to an old post so that if someone is looking for this answer again they will find it.

Dave