Anyonw make Glass lids for Aquariums?
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1journeyman
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You don't want glass lids.
evaporation is fine. Just top off your tank regularly.
Glass lids keep heat in, absorb light (if you don't keep them clean), and prevent gas exchange.
evaporation is fine. Just top off your tank regularly.
Glass lids keep heat in, absorb light (if you don't keep them clean), and prevent gas exchange.
puffer24/7
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get glass lids dude trust me get them quick and just whipe them down once a week
1journeyman
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Originally Posted by puffer24/7
get glass lids dude trust me get them quick and just whipe them down once a week
That's just not correct puffer. You didn't address heat or gas exchange...
Salinity cannot drop due to evaporation. Salt doesn't evaporate. In fact, you should notice your salinity increasing as water evaporates.
get glass lids dude trust me get them quick and just whipe them down once a week
That's just not correct puffer. You didn't address heat or gas exchange...
Salinity cannot drop due to evaporation. Salt doesn't evaporate. In fact, you should notice your salinity increasing as water evaporates.
What are you using to measure salinity? Are are you mixing up your water when you do water changes?
SALT DOES NOT EVAPORATE. Only water evaporates. If you don't believe this, put some salt in a pot of water. Put this on the stove and bring it to a boil, allowing all the water to boil [evaporate out]. When the water is gone, on the bottom of the pot will be salt.
SALT DOES NOT EVAPORATE. Only water evaporates. If you don't believe this, put some salt in a pot of water. Put this on the stove and bring it to a boil, allowing all the water to boil [evaporate out]. When the water is gone, on the bottom of the pot will be salt.
space_geek
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Water changes? And maybe you arent measuring properly when you fill the tank back up? I remember when I was a newbie and I didnt know that the salt level in the bucket had to be just as high as it is in the tank. Is that your problem also I wonder?
space_geek
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Hmm...thats weird, because the ONLY way, and mean the ONLY ONLY ONLY way for a tank to actually lose salt is by water changes. I recommend investing in a decent refractometer...I will never go back to a hydrometer. They are crap...and this is proof...I dont think it is giving you accurate results.
space_geek
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Originally Posted by PFitz44
Why would u wnat to do that??
...possibly because the salt before was a little low...
Why would u wnat to do that??
...possibly because the salt before was a little low...
1journeyman
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Well, the problem has to be your hydrometer. Is your temp flucuating?
puffer24/7
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i never said anythhing u accused me of saying i am just saying that it is better to have glass than no glass at all
grumpygils
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Originally Posted by treybom
okay well i got new lights and that meant . losing my canopy... now my salt is dropping rapidly.... i need some sort of glass canopy
so can anyone here make them or can you suggest some place where i can get one?! thanks
thomas
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Go to any glass shop in the phone book. Takes 5 min to cut and smooth and they will do it while you stand there. It will not be tempered glass though. Be careful with it. I had custom galss cut for a 20 G and it was $14. Round cuts are harder. For the real DIY, go to home depot, buy a sheet of glass and a cheap glass cutter ($10) and have at it.
okay well i got new lights and that meant . losing my canopy... now my salt is dropping rapidly.... i need some sort of glass canopy
so can anyone here make them or can you suggest some place where i can get one?! thanks
thomas
treybomb0033 - yahoo . com
Go to any glass shop in the phone book. Takes 5 min to cut and smooth and they will do it while you stand there. It will not be tempered glass though. Be careful with it. I had custom galss cut for a 20 G and it was $14. Round cuts are harder. For the real DIY, go to home depot, buy a sheet of glass and a cheap glass cutter ($10) and have at it.
1journeyman
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Trey, temp changes (water temp) can cause different readings in hydrometers.
Originally Posted by puffer24/7
i never said anythhing u accused me of saying i am just saying that it is better to have glass than no glass at all
I'm not accusing you of saying anything. That's the comment that I disagree with. Glass covers increase temp, block light, and severely limit gas exchange. You say glass is better than no glass; most will disagree with that due to the reasons I've listed...
Originally Posted by puffer24/7
i never said anythhing u accused me of saying i am just saying that it is better to have glass than no glass at all
I'm not accusing you of saying anything. That's the comment that I disagree with. Glass covers increase temp, block light, and severely limit gas exchange. You say glass is better than no glass; most will disagree with that due to the reasons I've listed...
puffer24/7
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ok so ur gona tell me more people do not prefer glass are u nuts fish like to jump u know