Thread: open top tank?
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Old 09-24-2009, 04:20 AM
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Originally Posted by Atomikk View Post

Now I know some people have sumps that are open top.. but that is not enough.
Hmm, my sump is bigger than my tank. And my skimmer injects air into the water. I think I'm ok
Seriously, I'd like to see an O2 content comparison between a tank with glass lids and without. I doubt you'd see a difference at all. As long as you have good flow, surface agitation and a sump that overflows from the main display, O2 would be my last concern. CO2 off gasses very readily, and temperature would play a bigger role in O2 content than glass lids.
The reason to not have glass is to maximize the light entering a reef tank.
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