mesh top or glass bow front tank

moneymm · 09/03/2021, 08:08 AM

so i have been using a custom made screen top but it broke. and its not the best looking for my 46 g bow front tank

i just cant accross this which seems like it would be a much cleaner look.

https://www.petswarehouse.com/aqueon...hoCmFEQAvD_BwE

i see that its made out of glass, is there a down side to this basically sealed top?

Vinny Kreyling · 09/03/2021, 09:16 AM

Loss of gas exchange & loss of light when the top is clean or gets dirty.

Vinny Kreyling · 09/03/2021, 09:20 AM

https://octoaquatics.com/product/octo-lids/
There is a pic of what you need on the page.

moneymm · 09/03/2021, 12:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Vinny Kreyling

https://octoaquatics.com/product/octo-lids/
There is a pic of what you need on the page.

thanks a bit out of my budget, is the gas exchange going on in my sump enough?

moneymm · 09/03/2021, 12:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Vinny Kreyling

https://octoaquatics.com/product/octo-lids/
There is a pic of what you need on the page.

thanks a bit out of my budget, is the gas exchange going on in my sump enough?

or maybe i can take it to a glass store and ask them to drill a ton of holes in it?

Sk8r · 09/03/2021, 01:56 PM

You need evaporation to drive calcium supplementation via topoff if you have stony coral, otherwise not so much. A very good skimmer and active sump could manage oxygenation. If you have a good skimmer, good large sump (30 gal is enough) and no stony coral glass might do fine. Another alternative is patiently cut ceiling lighting grid, cheap, at Lowes. Depending on width (and with creative gluing and careful placement of any weight atop, this could serve.

Vinny Kreyling · 09/04/2021, 08:59 AM

Sk8r is talking about egg crate.

Dan. · 09/07/2021, 04:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Vinny Kreyling

Sk8r is talking about egg crate.

Or light diffuser panel as they call it at the big box stores.

09/03/2021, 08:08 AM	#1
moneymm Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2014 Posts: 548	mesh top or glass bow front tank so i have been using a custom made screen top but it broke. and its not the best looking for my 46 g bow front tank i just cant accross this which seems like it would be a much cleaner look. https://www.petswarehouse.com/aqueon...hoCmFEQAvD_BwE i see that its made out of glass, is there a down side to this basically sealed top? __________________ 45 Gallon Bow DT - Lifereef Berlin Sump/Skimmer - 36" ATI Dimmable Sunpower 4 x 39W Phantom Clown, Ocellaris Cown, 10 Snails, 4 Hermit Crabs

09/03/2021, 09:16 AM	#2
Vinny Kreyling Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Miller Place, NY Posts: 7,206	Loss of gas exchange & loss of light when the top is clean or gets dirty. __________________ 250 gallon mixed reef, 2 Reefbreeder's Photon V 2, Deepwater BLDC 12, DAS EX-3 Skimmer, MTC mini cal, 2-3/4" Sea Swirls, Aquacontroller & 6 Tunze pumps.

09/03/2021, 09:20 AM	#3
Vinny Kreyling Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Miller Place, NY Posts: 7,206	https://octoaquatics.com/product/octo-lids/ There is a pic of what you need on the page. __________________ 250 gallon mixed reef, 2 Reefbreeder's Photon V 2, Deepwater BLDC 12, DAS EX-3 Skimmer, MTC mini cal, 2-3/4" Sea Swirls, Aquacontroller & 6 Tunze pumps.

09/03/2021, 01:56 PM	#6
Sk8r RC Mod Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Spokane WA Posts: 34,628 Blog Entries: 55	You need evaporation to drive calcium supplementation via topoff if you have stony coral, otherwise not so much. A very good skimmer and active sump could manage oxygenation. If you have a good skimmer, good large sump (30 gal is enough) and no stony coral glass might do fine. Another alternative is patiently cut ceiling lighting grid, cheap, at Lowes. Depending on width (and with creative gluing and careful placement of any weight atop, this could serve. __________________ Sk8r Salinity 1.024-6; alkalinity 8.3-9.3 on KH scale; calcium 420; magnesium 1300, temp 78-80, nitrate .2. Ammonia 0. No filters: lps tank. Alk and cal won't rise if mg is low. Current Tank Info: 105g AquaVim wedge, yellow tang, sailfin blenny,royal gramma, ocellaris clown pair, yellow watchman, 100 microceriths, 25 tiny hermits, a 4" conch, 1" nassarius, recovering from 2 year hiatus with daily water change of 10%.

09/04/2021, 08:59 AM	#7
Vinny Kreyling Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Miller Place, NY Posts: 7,206	Sk8r is talking about egg crate. __________________ 250 gallon mixed reef, 2 Reefbreeder's Photon V 2, Deepwater BLDC 12, DAS EX-3 Skimmer, MTC mini cal, 2-3/4" Sea Swirls, Aquacontroller & 6 Tunze pumps.