That's helpful and very interesting thank you. I keep a coral reef aquarium and when growing corals I do ICP-OES water tests and it keeps picking up that I have trace elements of tin in the aquarium. I think this must be leaching from the glass, so next time I have a tank make I want to make sure the tin side is to the outside. I can suggest this technique when building reef tanks. Thanks
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I don’t really know. When float glass is made it is rolled over a tin base, so the tin adheres to the glass, I guess. The paint has a tendency to bead up on the tin side, so it is harder to paint and very frustrating.
That's helpful and very interesting thank you. I keep a coral reef aquarium and when growing corals I do ICP-OES water tests and it keeps picking up that I have trace elements of tin in the aquarium. I think this must be leaching from the glass, so next time I have a tank make I want to make sure the tin side is to the outside. I can suggest this technique when building reef tanks. Thanks
Check out my website for some glass ideas. I use 90 and 96 glass to layer and create art. But I really love painting on float glass to make my own art panels. Www.my classy glass.com.
So why does the water more readily display surface tension properties on the tinned side and less on the "clean" side?
I don’t really know. When float glass is made it is rolled over a tin base, so the tin adheres to the glass, I guess. The paint has a tendency to bead up on the tin side, so it is harder to paint and very frustrating.