what do you cover your tank with
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von_rahvin
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wood canopy and no glass as well. i have my tank sealed with the hod. there is no space bigger than 1/4 " so it is very had for my fish to go carpet surfing
richard rendos
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Glass that is used to make glass tops for aquariums generally blocks up to 20% of your light. I have a wooden canopy with no glass tops. Better gas exchange with no tops, just a little more evaporation. Top off tank everyday and no problems. Glass tops also seem to keep aquarium water warmer. Take the tops off and a lot of heat escapes. That may not seem important until you get a lot of light over a tank.<a href="http://www.rendosreef.freeservers.com" target="_blank">Rendos Reef</a>
josh
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Hi,
wood canopy with glass for my PC lights to sit on. And yes I do clean the glass every few days. While it may be true that the glass blocks some of the lights, if you don't have anything covereing you tank, make sure to keep the salt off of the lights themselves as this would effectively act the same way as glass blocking some of the light
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wood canopy with glass for my PC lights to sit on. And yes I do clean the glass every few days. While it may be true that the glass blocks some of the lights, if you don't have anything covereing you tank, make sure to keep the salt off of the lights themselves as this would effectively act the same way as glass blocking some of the light
-Josh-
dburr
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I had no cover till one of my fish jumped out. 
Now I have eggcrate covering it. Hey I figure if they use it on lighting, why not. It does block a little light on the edges of the tank, but not to bad. And all the fishes are safe. <img src="graemlins//angel.gif" border="0" alt="[angel]" />
Now I have eggcrate covering it. Hey I figure if they use it on lighting, why not. It does block a little light on the edges of the tank, but not to bad. And all the fishes are safe. <img src="graemlins//angel.gif" border="0" alt="[angel]" />
joe's reefer
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customized plastic cover works great
chevron tang
Member
i don't have a top on my tank at all. i just have my lights sitting right on the tank. yes you will have more water evaporation but it's actually more beneficial not to have the top on. i top off my tank almost every morning.
reeferx
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I had a five gallon reservoir of freshwater that was attached to a float valve in my sump on my 30 gallon open top. This would last me about 2 weeks.
The plastic mechanical float valve was pretty old school, but I never had any problems with it. I cleaned it periodically. There are better ones out there (infra-red, etc..) if you can afford them.
Open tops are awesome.
Matt
The plastic mechanical float valve was pretty old school, but I never had any problems with it. I cleaned it periodically. There are better ones out there (infra-red, etc..) if you can afford them.
Open tops are awesome.
Matt