He Thought he could fly!!

[thetoyman13]

OK--OK--SHALL WE ALL MOVE ON NOW LIKE ADULTS???
Now for my tank glass tops keep too much heat in the tank with my MH lighting, egg crate is a pain to clean, and the heat from the MH softens the egg crage to the point it sags into the water, now for netting that is a much bigger pain to take on and off, i tried plastic frames and covered them with window screening---the filtered too much light out and the salt spray clogged them fast. When i come up with something good that is easy to use and cleani will pass it along.

 

[meowzer]

I have 250w MH's and they don't heat up my egg crate....How close are your lights to the top of your tank???

 

[pezenfuego]

Move on like adults? Haha, I want to hold off on becoming an adult for as long as possible. Meowenfuego...I like it!

As for the type of cover...you could get an acrylic cover and drill some holes in it for gas exchange...
Or not, I don't know if that would work for you. Just brainstorming here.

 

[meowzer]

Originally Posted by PEZenfuego
http:///forum/post/3030905
Move on like adults? Haha, I want to hold off on becoming an adult for as long as possible. Meowenfuego...I like it!

As for the type of cover...you could get an acrylic cover and drill some holes in it for gas exchange...
Or not, I don't know if that would work for you. Just brainstorming here.
I might try that acrylic with the 29g....since I am thinking of a jawfish, and they seem to be jumpers....

 

[pezenfuego]

Realize that's just a brainstorm. I don't have experience with this kind of lid. Don't blame me if your fish find a way through it or if it is too hard to drill and doesn't end up working...

 

[meowzer]

Originally Posted by PEZenfuego
http:///forum/post/3030915
Realize that's just a brainstorm. I don't have experience with this kind of lid. Don't blame me if your fish find a way through it or if it is too hard to drill and doesn't end up working...
Spanko has an acrylic lid...so the brainstorm came from him

And I asked my husband if we had a drill that could drill 1/4" acrylic and he said yes.....or I would just have the glass shop do it....I already have to measure around the filter and skimmer...
and if it doesn't work....back to eggcrate

...

 

[rod buehle]

Originally Posted by meowzer
http:///forum/post/3030920
Spanko has an acrylic lid...so the brainstorm came from him

And I asked my husband if we had a drill that could drill 1/4" acrylic and he said yes.....or I would just have the glass shop do it....I already have to measure around the filter and skimmer...
and if it doesn't work....back to eggcrate

...
Your not running a sump are you?
if not, be carefull with lids.. Lids inhibit gas exchange, leading to co2 build up > lower pH > algae problems among other problems. Not gunna mention light penetration, and heat build up because I feel gas exchange is more important here

 

[meowzer]

Originally Posted by Rod Buehle
http:///forum/post/3031653
Your not running a sump are you?
if not, be carefull with lids.. Lids inhibit gas exchange, leading to co2 build up > lower pH > algae problems among other problems. Not gunna mention light penetration, and heat build up because I feel gas exchange is more important here
Nope...there will be no sump on this 29g...Right now I am using eggcrate, and my main reason for a lid is to keep the cats out

BUT if I want a fish know for jumping I know (from experience) eggcrate will not keep it in...that is why I was thinking acrylic...I could drill many holes in the top..and make them small enough so no one could get out (OR IN..LOL)

 

[rod buehle]

Yep, I understand.. just wanted to through some caution out there.. , many ways to skin a cat (

.. Just kidding.. I have 3 myself )as with everything in this hobby,

 

[lpfd778]

Just an idea dont know if it would work what about wraping the egg crate in the vail netting on the bottom side so that the light could still fully penitrate but no jumpers could excape

thinking of doing this on my tank because i have glass top right now but it is geting old haveing to clean the glass of algee every week

 

[meowzer]

Originally Posted by lpfd778
http:///forum/post/3031771
Just an idea dont know if it would work what about wraping the egg crate in the vail netting on the bottom side so that the light could still fully penitrate but no jumpers could excape

thinking of doing this on my tank because i have glass top right now but it is geting old haveing to clean the glass of algee every week
hmm....That could possible work with pc's or maybe T-5's..I'd be hesitant with metal halides though...they get so hot...I had a piece of screen on top of my big tank while I was acclimating my MH lights, and it melted onto the glass lid and broke the glass( when I still had glass)...Thank goodness it only broke in 2 pieces and I was able to lift both pieces out

 

[lpfd778]

yeah i am running t-5s I think i might have to try it also kinda curious about how much good the light is actuly doing haveing to go threw glass