Coast to Coast Overflow

[paja4]

Trying to build a Coast to Coast Overflow. The question I have is should this be glass or acrylic. It's going to be mounted on a glass 40 Breeder!

[8mpg]

Either will work. I chose black acrylic on my 55. Its 3/16" with a bit of support in the middle. If I had to do it again, Id get 1/4" acrylic. Either way, glass or acrylic, use 1/4"

[troylee]

internal acrylic is okay... external it has to be glass no and if's or but's about it......
i just made a sick little 40 breeder for my good friend who put alot of time into his glass one and made the coast to coast to etc and it failed upon a leak test.....
this is a 40b with a external coast to coast beananimal style...;)
http://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p160/aliyasue/work/a26511c4.jpg
http://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p160/aliyasue/work/c729cde8.jpg
http://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p160/aliyasue/work/3cf8fb29.jpg

[jeff@zina.com]

Glass on glass, acrylic on acrylic.

Jeff

[paja4]

Thanks for the replies. Troylee, I find your threads very inspirational and inspiring. Thank you for everything that you do!

[uncleof6]

internal acrylic is okay... external it has to be glass no and if's or but's about it......
i just made a sick little 40 breeder for my good friend who put alot of time into his glass one and made the coast to coast to etc and it failed upon a leak test.....
this is a 40b with a external coast to coast beananimal style...;)
http://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p160/aliyasue/work/a26511c4.jpg
http://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p160/aliyasue/work/c729cde8.jpg
http://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p160/aliyasue/work/3cf8fb29.jpg

Troylee, if I have said it once I have said it a thousand times. YOU are teeth happy.......

Jim

[troylee]

Thanks for the replies. Troylee, I find your threads very inspirational and inspiring. Thank you for everything that you do!
thank you for the kind words.....:beer:

[troylee]

Troylee, if I have said it once I have said it a thousand times. YOU are teeth happy.......

Jim
yup..... it's just takes all the varibles out of fish dissapearing, snails etc....
i could get away with a herbie and be fine the way i have designed my tanks for that reason alone...... i dont have any problem with surface skimming so i just roll with it.....;)

[mnellis3023]

My coast to coast was done with acrylic

[The Punisher]

Yours appears to be on the inside. Using acrylic for an internal overflow may be doable but I would never recommend doing an acrylic external overflow box on a glass tank.

[cooper13]

I would go with glass. I'm in the process of doing the same (albeit on a 20H). Use some RTV108, stick it in good, and then don't worry!

Picture of mine under construction (will be leak testing on Sunday):
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=2850&pictureid=20798