Thread: Tank lid? Good or bad?
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Old 06-04-2009, 03:15 AM
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Leave the lid OFF and get an auto-topoff system.

The tank cools itself through evaporation. Leaving the top on also prevents proper gas exchange which will drive down pH in the tank because excess CO2 cannot escape.
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