need help with overflow box, looking for ideas

drunkenmastera

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Jun 19, 2009
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Atlanta GA
Hey guys,

I got a beananimal overflow box on a 210g. If I let it run without any covers, it runs smoothly and doesn't make any noise.
However, fish can get caught in it. So I use a gutter guard around it, but plant leaves clogged it so quick and then there's so much noise with water dropping into the overflow box.

It's a glass overflow and it's in use so I can't take it out.
My plan was to maybe make a acrylic overflow and cover up the glass overflow, but INSIDE the actual glass overflow box.
I would just make a tight measurement and place the acrylic against the inside of the glass overflow, will it stay without any silicone or glue?

I would make the front acrylic piece higher than the glass ones with holes similar to this: Precision-Marine-Single-Drain-Overflow-Box.jpg

This would prevent fish from getting in and let the plant leaves fall into it.

Any other ideas would help.

Precision-Marine-Single-Drain-Overflow-Box.jpg
 
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