Finally Coming Together...

gliderjohn

gliderjohn

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After two weeks of back ordered parts, everything's now in and today I began setting up my 46 bowfront. It includes t5ho lighting, a refugium and a protein skimmer.
One small problem... with the protein skimmer in place, the glass tank top does not fit. To make it fit, I need to cut approximately a 2" x 5" piece out of the corner of glass.
Any suggestions on how I might (safely) do this?

Thanks.
 
sac10918

sac10918

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Depending on what type of fish you plan to keep, you might not even need the glass. I think it inhibits oxygen exchange at the water surface anyways. If you think you are going to keep fish that are more prone to jumping (like gobies, for example) then you will want to either figure out how to cut the glass or get some eggcrate like T said.
 
stumpyfish

stumpyfish

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I had glass on my 40g before switching to the egg crate. I found that salt crystals really built up on the glass and the light was never as bright as it should be. Plus the egg crate is easy to trim should you need to move anything around. And its readily available at most hardware stores should you mess up the trimming (from personal experience).
 
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