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Glass top or No glass top?
I am considering putting on a glass top on my aquraium, i am just curious as to people's thoughts on this. I know i have read things about how this is a bad idea and should not be done.
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Glass keeps in heat, and gets dirty really fast, blocking light. I wouldn't use it. If you need to keep things in or out, try a canopy, or some type of screening to cover it (that doesn't block light)
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I used glass and found that I was constantly cleaning them of salt buildup. I switched to egggrate and am satifyed
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If you are trying to keep fish in, a screen top is the best solution in my experience. Not very expensive, easy to DIY and doesn't block much light. Eggcrate will work too but egg crate will tend to block incident light rays from your light fixture thus reducing the amount of light. |
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It's mostly to try to keep down the amount of evaporation. I have had a fish go carpet surfing on me as well.....but i think that may also been helped by an unwated mantis shrimp that hitchhiked into my tank (but is gone now)
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unfortunately evaporation is a necessary evil that we all face in this hobby
well, evil for us as maintainers but actually a very good thing for the tank. Do you have an auto top off? If not, you should getting one. That'll make life a lot easier. Last edited by kien; 09-22-2011 at 03:47 AM. |
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I have the same thing as Kien. Works well, and doesn't block as much light as egg crate.
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What type of screen is that? Looks to be about 1/4" mesh, and some sort of plastic I'd assume?
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Without hijacking the thread..............I was wondering about trapped gases and oxygen exchange. I built a large canopy with a couple of small vents in the top. Will the evaporation inside the canopy still be trapping said gases? And I really don't want to fry a $600 T5HO light either.
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