Need new glass cover..where?

[corwise]

How's it going? We had a good time at the reef club meeting last night, nice to meet everyone. One question I had forgotten to ask.
While moving here one of the glass lids on our 90 gal was broken. Where is the best place to get a new one cut around here? I tried a framing shop, but their glass would have been too thin. Thanks for the help.

Dave

 

[ZC]

I would check at lowes or home depot. You can always order them online @ drsfosterandsmith.com, OR you could check w\ one of the LFS!

 

[VCoo71]

why use a glass top at all? it will just help to hold in heat and hinder with oxygen exchanges....i have never used glass lids

charlie

 

[Youngsilver]

i can don't personally believe in them either, but if you cant find one by the end of the month, i could bring one up from the shop for you

 

[dugg]

City Glass on sw. 59th between Western and Walker can cut you any size you need pretty cheap.

 

[corwise]

The only reason I'd like a glass lid is that I don't have one of those nice covers, and to many fish seem to have the "jumps out of tank" label, and I'd like to avoid that.

 

[Travis L. Stevens]

You can use light diffuser/eggcrate for that. Ther is still a chance that a small fish can fit through there, but you should be able to control the temperature of your tank as well as keep it well oxygenated. There is a bonus with light diffuser. If you have it laying one direction, it will diffuse the light. But if you turn it over, it helps focus the light.

 

[corwise]

I'll admit to being completely ignorant on this one, what exactly is a light diffuser?
And to answer a previous question, I did ask one of the LFS on a replacement, and was told they only come in set's of two. Since I only need one, I figured I'd get some glass cut.

 

[Travis L. Stevens]

This stuff

 

[Dtking]

the picture that travis put up is a light diffuser, you can pick them up at lowes or home depot for about 10.00 a sheet

 

[Dtking]

oh, i forgot to add that if you can find one that is barely cracked, you CAN get them to go down on it!!!! I got mine for 5 dollars and it was just missing one little square and had 2 other cracks on the corner wich i just cut off!!!!

 

[corwise]

Cool, thanks

 

[Dtking]

anytime!

 

[pwhitby]

David, if your tank has an open back, just put the diffuser over the opening, not over the tank. That way you have easy access.

I get some hooks and just hang a piece across the back openings.

P.