Glass Top

wboyden · 08/24/2009, 02:58 PM

I am still very new to S/W and I have a question on getting a glass top for my tank,
Do I get a peice of glass cut for the entire top?
A couple of sections that fit across the entire top?

Do I have a peice cut that leaves a gap so it can be lifted with ease for feeding and what not?

Sisterlimonpot · 08/24/2009, 03:09 PM

I think that a glass top is more for fresh water. Many have an open top or some sort of netting on top of the tank (to keep fish from jumping out) to promote gas exchange on the surface.

pimpinitup6969 · 08/24/2009, 03:11 PM

Do you have a custom tank? or is it one of the standard tanks made by one of the bigger companies?

seapug · 08/24/2009, 03:14 PM

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Originally posted by Sisterlimonpot
I think that a glass top is more for fresh water. Many have an open top or some sort of netting on top of the tank (to keep fish from jumping out) to promote gas exchange on the surface.

+1. you really don't want to have the top of the tank sealed shut on a reef tank.

wboyden · 08/24/2009, 03:29 PM

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Originally posted by pimpinitup6969
Do you have a custom tank? or is it one of the standard tanks made by one of the bigger companies?

I have a standard 55 tank for now

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+1. you really don't want to have the top of the tank sealed shut on a reef tank.

I didnt think that completely sealing it off was a good idea, I had read in another post somewhere about just having glass cut for a top.

I am still very new to s/w, I have an open top on my sump and fuge but I dont have the lighting in contact with the tank.

Just have a concern with the lighting be such a close distance to all that water
Perhaps, the answer is more in getting the canopy built for the top then the lighting could be attached to the inner of that

smokieroom · 08/24/2009, 04:21 PM

Also if you use glass tops on your tank you would have to clean them constantly or your lighting performance will be affected.

Sisterlimonpot · 08/24/2009, 04:26 PM

What type of lighting do you have?

wboyden · 08/24/2009, 04:49 PM

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Originally posted by Sisterlimonpot
What type of lighting do you have?

Right now I just have some repurposed F/W equipment, but looking at getting some t5s

bulbs are 10k daylight and a Actinic

Flood bulb and another small Fluorescent over the fuge

Tank has been setup and running about 6 months, has around 40 pounds of rock most of it dry base, Coraline is speading nice.

Only have 7 snails and 4 hermits as well as the hitchickers that came in on the l/r

lombard0 · 08/24/2009, 04:57 PM

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Originally posted by wboyden

.... I had read in another post somewhere about just having glass cut for a top.

Just have a concern with the lighting be such a close distance to all that water
Perhaps, the answer is more in getting the canopy built for the top then the lighting could be attached to the inner of that

I believe you're talking about the top braces of a tank.

08/24/2009, 02:58 PM	#1
wboyden Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Springfield, MA Posts: 249	Glass Top I am still very new to S/W and I have a question on getting a glass top for my tank, Do I get a peice of glass cut for the entire top? A couple of sections that fit across the entire top? Do I have a peice cut that leaves a gap so it can be lifted with ease for feeding and what not?

08/24/2009, 03:09 PM	#2
Sisterlimonpot R.C. Fraternity President Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Litchfeild Park AZ Posts: 11,490 Blog Entries: 2	I think that a glass top is more for fresh water. Many have an open top or some sort of netting on top of the tank (to keep fish from jumping out) to promote gas exchange on the surface. __________________ Jimmy MASVC President Dishes are done man! Current Tank Info: 300 in progress

08/24/2009, 03:11 PM	#3
pimpinitup6969 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Elmira, Ny Posts: 2,503	Do you have a custom tank? or is it one of the standard tanks made by one of the bigger companies? __________________ I'd rather burp and taste it than fart and waste it! Current Tank Info: 125 Gallon, 150 Gallon

08/24/2009, 04:21 PM	#6
smokieroom Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: TN Posts: 110	Also if you use glass tops on your tank you would have to clean them constantly or your lighting performance will be affected. __________________ current tanks: 90 gal w/30 gal sump - 6 bulb t5 retro w/1 icecap 660 ballast and 1 icecap 430 ballast - reefkeeper elite w/2 pc4's, mlc, net, sl1, and sl2 - marine solutions msx200 skimmer - vortech mp40w es 29 gal biocube - 20" current sunpod 150W HQI - reefkeeper lite w/2 pc4's, sl2, and net - sapphire aquatics skimmer 12 gal nano cube - nanotuners 3.24 lighting upgrade - sapphire aquatics skimmer Current Tank Info: 90 gal, 29 gal biocube, and 12 gal nano cube

08/24/2009, 04:26 PM	#7
Sisterlimonpot R.C. Fraternity President Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Litchfeild Park AZ Posts: 11,490 Blog Entries: 2	What type of lighting do you have? __________________ Jimmy MASVC President Dishes are done man! Current Tank Info: 300 in progress