help and sugestions with over flow
 

I picked up an acrylic tank and would like to make an over flow.its not reef ready and i dont want the hang on type. Any suggestions?thanks

I've been very happy with my beananimal style overflow so far. Very quiet and trustworthy. You'd have to drill the tank and be a little creative to make your own overflow box though. Search the forums for the long thread regarding this overflow.

Matt

I've been very happy with my beananimal style overflow so far. Very quiet and trustworthy. You'd have to drill the tank and be a little creative to make your own overflow box though. Search the forums for the long thread regarding this overflow.

Matt

I like that idea, any thoughts on making the over flow box? Is it truly necessary? Could you put some sort off screen over the ends of the 90's to prevent anything from getting in? Thanks

You would be better off with an overflow box. Screens clog, an overflow box helps skimm off the oils that gater on the water surface. Working with acrylic is very easy if you've done any woodworking in the past if you want to build your own. You could also look in your local RC forum to find a local builder to make you one.

Thanks, didnt think about the skimming/oils and things. I have some wood work experance, do you just glue or silicone the box to gether?

You don't give the size of your tank. If you can do a coast to coast it only takes 2 pieces of acrylic glued with weldon.

To glue the box together use Weld-On #4 solvent (it has the constancy of water). Get the needle applicator tool to apply it. You could also use Weld-on #16 solvent which is much thicker (like tooth paste) but does not make quite as good of a connection. You can either use aquarium safe silicone or the #4 solvent to attach the overflow to your tank. The #4 solvent makes a superior permanent attachment. Table saws, routers, most any of your wood working tools will cut and mold acrylic.

Thanks, for the input. My tank is a 40g and is an odd shape, its flat in the back but kinda comes to a point on each end. I'll try and get pic up this evening.

Cant seem to upload pics. But i dont have a computer just my phone.

pics of my tank
 

Finally, got the pics to load. Its a 40g, further help is appreciated. Thanks

I was also wondering what size sump should i us for this? Thanks
Also were can you get the weld on # 4, HD, lowes, lfs?

Anyone know if there is a store where i can get the weldon, or do i have to order it on line?

Travis

Yup, had the same problem when I went looking for weld-on. Apparently it's a controlled substance of some sort and not readily available. I needed to repair the corner of my acrylic sump that had sprung a leak. Found a good substitute at Lowes for weld-on. You can probably find it at any hardware store that carries acrylic sheets. It's an acrylic bonding agent, a glue, designed to partially melt the acrylic pieces, then hardens so they weld together. Exactly the same thing that weld-on does, but not the weld-on brand. That was two years ago so I can't remember the brand. That also means the repair has withstood 2 years of abuse :).

Controlled substance, hmm must be some good stuff. Ill have to check out lowes and home depot, thanks