Tank cover

zimmy1979 · 01/27/2006, 01:20 AM

Hi,

I am wondering if it is necessary to keep your tank cover on or not? any benefits to keep it on or off? I took mine off for the first time in a few months and am not sure if I should just keep it off..this is not the canopy but the glass cover.

Thanks!

P.S. I did it in order to keep the temp under control.

usmcsgt · 01/27/2006, 01:25 AM

I dont use them.

egdevilboy · 01/27/2006, 01:41 AM

you run an open MH? if so, then keep the glass on. If not, then take it off.

Might get more evaporation w/ it off tho...

zimmy1979 · 01/27/2006, 01:45 AM

Nope...I have 4x110 vho and 4x65PC. I have a 20g sump and about 40x turnover in water volumne. I am just trying to find out if their is anything negative to having the top on.

BTTRFLYGRL · 01/27/2006, 07:38 AM

If you have jumpers. such as Wrasses then you need a cover...if not it's not necessary

Blown 346 · 01/27/2006, 07:40 AM

Yes there are negatives with any glass or sealed top on a tank. The negatives are gas exchange will be poor, heat build up in the tank, more salt creep. By removing the glass tops or anything that seals the tank off, you will be aiding and promoting goood gas exchange, evaporation and a more stabile tank temperature.

zimmy1979 · 01/27/2006, 01:02 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Blown 346
Yes there are negatives with any glass or sealed top on a tank. The negatives are gas exchange will be poor, heat build up in the tank, more salt creep. By removing the glass tops or anything that seals the tank off, you will be aiding and promoting goood gas exchange, evaporation and a more stabile tank temperature.

Thank you! I will keep it off since I don't have a wrasse nor a eel

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RandyP · 01/27/2006, 01:07 PM

I run an open top also...Its just easier for me....plus I run MH's...
Just keep an eye on things...Most all fish will jump if startled but some are more prone to jump then others...and its not fun to find a high dollar fish on the carpet looking like a dust bunny but that is one of the chances you have to take......Heck I have even had snails climb out of the water on rare occasions and take a trip around the top edge of the tank

cwklinge · 01/27/2006, 01:46 PM

If you have jumpers or want something on top of your tank, look at eggcrate. That's what I use. It's kind of the best of both worlds.

mhhauser · 01/27/2006, 01:49 PM

I think that if you leave it on you might safe guard yourself, from waking up in the morning and having a dead fish lieing on the floor.

gdavis17 · 01/27/2006, 02:09 PM

I think that I can speak for almost everyone and say that the first time you wake up to a fish on the carpet you'll change your mind

I hate eggcrate, because of the glare you get off of it. However, I lost my favorite fish (my longnose hawk) to jumping and I'll never let it happen again.

plaz · 02/20/2006, 01:10 PM

Anyone know how high Mandarins and Clownfish are capable of jumping? We have a "euro-braced" tank (support around the sides). Thinking of putting an acryllic "wall" arount the inside edge of the brace instead of eggcrate over the tank (so more light will come in). Not sure how high I would need to make it. Water is almost to the top (maybe 3/4" below bracing).

Gooli · 02/20/2006, 01:19 PM

if you got an open back canopy...this is all you need to do..better than having the eggcrate on top of the water...works great for me
btw..i run mh and vhos over open water - no glass - for the last 10 months

01/27/2006, 01:20 AM	#1
zimmy1979 Premium Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: City of Angels Posts: 405	Tank cover Hi, I am wondering if it is necessary to keep your tank cover on or not? any benefits to keep it on or off? I took mine off for the first time in a few months and am not sure if I should just keep it off..this is not the canopy but the glass cover. Thanks! P.S. I did it in order to keep the temp under control.

01/27/2006, 01:25 AM	#2
usmcsgt Premium Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Pensacola Fl. Posts: 999	I dont use them. __________________ There are no such things as limits to growth, because there are no limits on the human capacity for intelligence, imagination and wonder. -- Ronald Reagan Current Tank Info: 100 Gal Mixed reef Cube.

01/27/2006, 07:38 AM	#5
BTTRFLYGRL Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: INDY Posts: 2,857	If you have jumpers. such as Wrasses then you need a cover...if not it's not necessary __________________ AKA Kim Hardie.. Current Tank Info: 240 gallon FOWLR, 180 gallon reef, 55 gallon for my Dwarf Lion

01/27/2006, 01:49 PM	#10
mhhauser Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Ohio Posts: 114	I think that if you leave it on you might safe guard yourself, from waking up in the morning and having a dead fish lieing on the floor. __________________ Next time we talk, don't say anything Current Tank Info: 5 gal Freshwater & 10gal Freshwater

01/27/2006, 02:09 PM	#11
gdavis17 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Muncie, Indiana Posts: 496	I think that I can speak for almost everyone and say that the first time you wake up to a fish on the carpet you'll change your mind I hate eggcrate, because of the glare you get off of it. However, I lost my favorite fish (my longnose hawk) to jumping and I'll never let it happen again. __________________ Half of my life is perfect because if I think about it I'm either at work or in front of my tank. Current Tank Info: 30 cube, 40# lr, 30# ls, misc. softies, 2 maroon clowns, lawnmower blenny

01/27/2006, 01:41 AM	#3
egdevilboy Moved On Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Southern Florida Posts: 620	you run an open MH? if so, then keep the glass on. If not, then take it off. Might get more evaporation w/ it off tho...

01/27/2006, 01:45 AM	#4
zimmy1979 Premium Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: City of Angels Posts: 405	Nope...I have 4x110 vho and 4x65PC. I have a 20g sump and about 40x turnover in water volumne. I am just trying to find out if their is anything negative to having the top on.

01/27/2006, 07:40 AM	#6
Blown 346 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Rockford, Illinois Posts: 6,596	Yes there are negatives with any glass or sealed top on a tank. The negatives are gas exchange will be poor, heat build up in the tank, more salt creep. By removing the glass tops or anything that seals the tank off, you will be aiding and promoting goood gas exchange, evaporation and a more stabile tank temperature.

01/27/2006, 01:07 PM	#8
RandyP Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Virginia Beach, Virginia Posts: 99	I run an open top also...Its just easier for me....plus I run MH's... Just keep an eye on things...Most all fish will jump if startled but some are more prone to jump then others...and its not fun to find a high dollar fish on the carpet looking like a dust bunny but that is one of the chances you have to take......Heck I have even had snails climb out of the water on rare occasions and take a trip around the top edge of the tank

01/27/2006, 01:46 PM	#9
cwklinge Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Bloomington, IN Posts: 149	If you have jumpers or want something on top of your tank, look at eggcrate. That's what I use. It's kind of the best of both worlds.

02/20/2006, 01:10 PM	#12
plaz Premium Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 567	Anyone know how high Mandarins and Clownfish are capable of jumping? We have a "euro-braced" tank (support around the sides). Thinking of putting an acryllic "wall" arount the inside edge of the brace instead of eggcrate over the tank (so more light will come in). Not sure how high I would need to make it. Water is almost to the top (maybe 3/4" below bracing).

02/20/2006, 01:19 PM	#13
Gooli Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: West Los Angeles Posts: 3,746	if you got an open back canopy...this is all you need to do..better than having the eggcrate on top of the water...works great for me btw..i run mh and vhos over open water - no glass - for the last 10 months __________________ "Beer is living proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy. " - Benjamin Franklin Current Tank Info: 180g SPS