I want a glass cover for my new 36 gallon bow front tank. I can only find rectangular covers. It came with a black plastic cover that is ok, but it looks cheap and I will have to find a way to cut the back of it to accommodate my need for a larger filter. It has a piece you can punch out, but that's still not big enough. Too much trouble for an ugly plastic cover. I've searched a bit on the internet and can't find a glass bow front cover. Ideas?

Zambize

I guess you could go to a glass store and have them cut you one. I have never had a bow front so I have not had this problem, but that is at least one solution.

zambize, easy way to do this, go to the home depot or any large hardware store and buy a piece of plexi glass that's a little bigger than the tank you have then get a coping saw or a small saw that you can use to custom cut the plexi glass to your liking, pretty easy to do and you can even drill a hole in it in the front and slide a small wooden peg into the whole and glue it there, or you can glue a little ornament to it so that you can lift it when needed, works best if you cut one piece for the front of the tank as the bow, then cut a second piece you can slide in behind it, and it's done, the second piece can be cut to accommodate the filter you want to put on the back of it, and your light can sit right on top of it. all for about an hours worth of work and around a 10$ expense, looks as good as glass, less expensive.
Brandon

another option is to go ahead and buy the factory made rectangle glass flip lid and then cut a piece of plexy to fit in the arched curve area at the front of the tank......and just leave it sit in the grove and then you can flip the lid up just behind the plexi...................Boss

And you think a girlyish girl can do all this sawing and gluing? LOL Actually, I love any excuse to buy a new tool, and I don't have a coping saw...

The plexiglass is a good idea because I have to be super careful with the glass top on my other bow front tank to not break or chip it when I'm moving or cleaning it. It would be nice to not worry about that.

Zambize

zambize, i think going with the plexi is a great idea, i am actually doing that for a 55 gal tank i just picked up for 40$ from a friend, he moved and had no place for it so i took the tank, am going to use it as a breeding setup for the discus should they get to that point. if you take the lid that you have and use a sharpy marker and outline the bow from the top you have onto the plexi it will give you the right size to cut.
Brandon,
ps be extremely careful plexy even though it's plastic can still cut you like spongebob said.