Can i use a spray paint on my overflow?

[RaiderFan in NY]

i was wondering if i caould use a nontoxic spray paint on my clear overflow will it harm the fish? does anyone know of something i could use? i wanted to paint it black to match my background. any help is greatly appreciated

[o.c.d.]

I wouldn't use paint on anything even if it said reefsafe. I'd get a thin piece of black acrylic cut to size and glue on over the existing.

[sassafrass]

You will need to rough it up for the paint to stick and use paint made for plastic.
Lee

[Hop]

You could use kylon fusion, but I second the black acrylic overflow cover. I have one on my tank and it is nice to pull off and clean, plus see into the overflow when I need to (I don't have access to the rear of my tank).

[abulgin]

Originally posted by Hop
You could use kylon fusion, but I second the black acrylic overflow cover. I have one on my tank and it is nice to pull off and clean, plus see into the overflow when I need to (I don't have access to the rear of my tank).

+1. See response I got from wetwebmedia on this exact question:

"In your situation I would take the overflow box off, lightly sand the outside and paint it. This will keep the light out of it, preventing such a proliferation of the algae inside. Krylon Fusion spray paint will work well for this, it dries fast and adheres well to plastics. Welcome, I hope this helps you out, Scott V."

[Tswifty]

Originally posted by Hop
You could use kylon fusion, but I second the black acrylic overflow cover. I have one on my tank and it is nice to pull off and clean, plus see into the overflow when I need to (I don't have access to the rear of my tank).

+2

I did this on my internal overflow... I wish I would have made it removable though for cleaning purposes.