mesh top or glass bow front tank

[moneymm]

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/aqueo...Urj_957Ey6oDTKXZ-LDzu_qd0Ec-XLyhoCmFEQAvD_BwE

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

 

[Vinny Kreyling]

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

 

[Vinny Kreyling]

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

 

[moneymm]

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]

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]

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]

Sk8r is talking about egg crate.

 

[Dan.]

Sk8r is talking about egg crate.

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