Tank Frame

[Snapple]

Ok so I bought a used 55g tank while over here in Germany and now I have a problem. I ended up gutting the light system because after about a month haveing it the cat destroyed the cord so I couldnt turn on the light so why have it up there? So a friend dug the light system out of the hood and now I have a giant hole on the hood. Makes cleaning easyer BUT I have no light and I didnt want to get one of the clamp on lights I want to replace the whole hood. I dont keep plants so I just want a normal hood with 1 or 2 strips of light. Here's the issue though: if the tank is over 10g over here they do not put a frame on the top of the tank so there is no plastic lip for a regular american hood! I contacted glasscages.com and got a rude reply saying they dont sell 40 X 16 frames. Does anybody have any idea where I could buy one in the size I need or how I can make a frame for my tank? Or maybe I could be pointed in the right diection on how to make a glass cover for the hole?? Something needs to be done the hole is like 38 X 10 and the evaporation is horrible and I'm worryed the fishys will decide jumping will be fun.

[Ppulcher]

I'm havine some trouble visualizing the problem.  A photo would be helpful!

Are there hoods made in Germany that would fit the tank?

[Snapple]

There are but its the 220 issue i'm having. I did find a company that will custom cut me a piece of plexi glass to go over the hood so for the most part above problem has been resolved but of course I know nothing about plexiglass so the different options are makeing my brain hurt and I cant seem to find anywhere on the site that explains what they mean about the different tolerence rating or how thick I should get it. Anyone know anything about plexiglass that could answer that?

[Ppulcher]

My experience with plexiglass (acryilic) over tanks hasn't been good.  It tends to sag with the humidity, but I've used pretty thin stuff.  Glass or styrene would be better.