Tank Top

[jason604]

Damn u Greg lol. Post the same thing right b4 me

[gregzz4]

Originally Posted by jason604

Damn u Greg lol. Post the same thing right b4 me

[Wretch]

This is the top of my tank and my light setup.

[gregzz4]

Hmm
That's a tricky shape - didn't think it was a bowfront


Maybe some eggcrate covered in fibreglass bug screen, and a couple weights on top to keep jumpers from lifting it when they launch

I've had wrasses jump hard enough to lift the eggcrate, and small fish can easily fit through the holes

[Reef Pilot]

My preference for tops is always lexan (1/16" material). Easy to cut and shape with tinsmith snips, easily drilled, can be bent and formed for rigidity (unlike acrylic), and excellent light transmission.

[Wretch]

Originally Posted by Reef Pilot

My preference for tops is always lexan (1/16" material). Easy to cut and shape with tinsmith snips, easily drilled, can be bent and formed for rigidity (unlike acrylic), and excellent light transmission.

Where do you get your lexan? Home depot has 3/32" material but its like $100 a sheet. Little more then I want to spend on a tank cover.

[monocus]

you also want gas exchange.for me i like to have a canopy;hides everything and no light pollution.it's not too hard to make a curved canopy,but you have to think of access for feeding and cleaning/water changes

[Reef Pilot]

I get mine at Industrial Plastics in Langley. Can't remember the cost, but no, not the cheapest. I actually buy a 4 X 8 sheet, and eventually use it up, has lots of uses for me. Get the thinnest sheet, cheaper, too.

But if you compared your actual costs for all the pieces to make a mesh top to the cost of that size lexan, I bet it won't be much different, maybe even cheaper.