Tops or No Tops?

[Leah]

Originally Posted by fishytime

I like topless

Is that not what tank maintenance is for, Doug.

I would be as well but I have so many tanks running it was suggested to me to cover up.

[SeaHorse_Fanatic]

My main tank (210g mixed reef) is the only topless tank in my place. Once I added glass hinged tops on the other tanks (6 others), evaporation dropped to 20-25%. I used to top up my fw planted every 2 or 3 days, now once a week at the most. My fowlr & ex-seahorse tank is hooked up to a auto-topoff & now the same amount of water will last 3 times longer.

Light is diminished alot with glass tops, especially if you don't clean them constantly.

Thats why my main reef is left topless.