Canopy vs Rimless?
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mcgyvr
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-I'm actually finding that the visual water line of a rimless tank is a drawback..
(Got my first rimless tank over a year ago and I think I actually like a trimmed/canopied tank better now just because of that)
-Need to prevent fish jumping out pretty much forces some sort of screen/top anyways..
-Depending on how sealed the canopy is will effect how much evaporates given identical surface area/surface agitation,etc...
Many canopies are open enough (doesn't take much) that evaporation rates aren't that much different..
-Spilling of water over the edge during "wave surges" from fish or glass cleaning near the surface,etc... can be annoying..
Crooked Reef
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Any fish can jump so a screen top would be a good idea. Canopy or trim would hide this better. I don’t have a hood and have radions mounted above my main tank. If it is in a main living area like a tv room the light spillage can be annoying while trying to watch a movie. Mine is in a dedicated den style living space and if I am viewing my tank with the room lights turned off the entire wall lights up behind it. I think it is distracting and kind of takes away from the tank. I’m considering building a canopy for mine, just have to find the time. A canopy will also mute some of the noise if needed.
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lolgranny
The DQ King
I've had mine in a wall(180g) , I have a 400g with a canopy currently, and I also have a rimless(80g). I like the 400g the most, yes it's my center piece, but you have infinite things you can do with a canopy as far as woodwork / stone / tile... you name it. A canopy you can add your touch to.
I honestly hate the rimless, the splash over alone while I'm cleaning the glass is annoying. If you don't go slow with it you're going to be cleaning the glass afterwards.
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I honestly hate the rimless, the splash over alone while I'm cleaning the glass is annoying. If you don't go slow with it you're going to be cleaning the glass afterwards.
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lolgranny
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https://www.*********.com/threads/675-gallon-glass-display-1-100-gallon-system-in-la.316271/
Checkout his thread you can do something like him to prevent the splash over. A pseudo canopy but still open.
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MAC,
I have a canopy that's about oh I dunno 10" tall.. My lid opens upward at an angle and the lights I have are mounted on the lid so it ride with the lid. I am considering getting the CBB's viaspectras or w/e but I would need a taller canopy to have the ligts min 10" above water line so I am looking at canopy options to build.. My wife is not in favor of no canopy lol.. she didnt like the looks of the lights being exposed etc...I guess I could try and build myself a custom canopy to house the CBB lights I wanna get
I think the evaporation would be minimal compared one to the other, that being said i've never had a rimless tank until now and i would say that for me it looks more elegant than normal tanks(personal opinion of course).the only drawback that is already been posted here for me is the water spilling,when you cleaning the glass you have to be extremely careful if not you will be cleaning your glass afterwards, aside from that i think i'm not going back to the traditional tanks again.
[]V[]addog
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I do not agree with this.
i use glass tops on my rimmed tanks and the evap is drastically less!
Cliving1
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Starting to feel the same about my rimless. Great points here
lolgranny
The DQ King
I said nothing about having a top on a tank. Obviously placing a top on a tank will reduce evaporation. A canopy =/= glass top ontop of a tank.
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jlmawp
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When I leave the lid off on my tank to make room for the auto-feeder while traveling, I notice a considerable amount more evaporation. There is a 3mm gap between the lid and the rim of the tank all the way around, but even still, evaporation is significantly reduced by having a lid on there. I only top off once every couple weeks with the lid on, usually right before I do a water change.
Granted, I have a 9-gallon, so removing the lid is super easy and light, so YMMV.
