Making an overflow

[pballafreak]

For my 10 gallon nano tank that I am working on I would like to make an overflow in one of the corners of the tank, and i have heard people say that I should only use a peice of acrylic bent into an L shape to make the overflow, but i thought i could just take two peices of glass and silicone them into an L shape and then silicone them to the corner of the tank. Could I do this or do i need to use acrylic to do that.
And another question, what size glass should I use to make the baffles for my sump tank?

[Staplesofficewar]

you could try Lexan...its polycarbonate and you can do what they call a cold bend. Its also much more forgiving then acrylic. Cheap sheets of Lexan are at: https://secure15.nexternal.com/share...unt2=164802193

I know thats a long link...should work though. Just use the search box and type lexan to find it. I can't seem to browse and find it, but them again....i didnt try all that hard either.

Let us know how you make out....and include pictures!

Jared

[yardboy]

You can pick lexan thick enough for an overflow for a 10 at Lowe's or HD. just bend it into an L (I used a propane blowtorch to heat it up) glue it in place. Here's how mine came out:

[pballafreak]

Thanks for the advice, what thickness would you recomend, and should i use silicone to put it in, thanks again for the advice.

[wharyat]

You can of course use glass if you're comfortable working with it.

I would go with 1/8" (or 1/8"-1/4" acrylic) glass for your baffles, just because it's a little easier to work with than the really thin stuff.

[yardboy]

Whatever the thickness of the stuff is at Lowe's, 1/8" probably or some metric equivalent. Since all the force is pushing in, it works just fine. I used aquarium silicone. Seems to be working fine, and I've used it in the past and it works okay as long as there isn't excessive force on it.