Fish Tank (no Hood)

[Thuggerz]

hi all, do you think it's a bad idea not to have a hood?...i was thinking about all the dust, household crap (deodorant sprays) thats in the air and stuff


Kind Regards, Thuggerz

 

[Tolak]

The biggest problems with nothing on top of a tank is jumpers & evaporation. Anything in the air will get into the water, a hood doesn't completely seal the tank.

 

[bobf]

The biggest problems with nothing on top of a tank is jumpers & evaporation. Anything in the air will get into the water, a hood doesn't completely seal the tank.

I ran a tank of mine without a cover for some time as I bought a 'luminaire' - I couldn't believe the rate of evaporation. I was adding a couple of pints of water daily. Eventually had to fabricate a condensation cover to slow the rate of evaporation down.

Shame though cos it looked really nice without a cover, just a suspended light above the water.

 

[Xebadir]

My suggestion would be to lessen heat loss,evap, jumpers go buy yourself a piece of perspex to fit the top of your tank. Really easy to use, just use a fret saw.

Hope that helps(ask me for any suggestions ive done this for both my tanks, stupid clumsy feet.)

 

[Thuggerz]

My suggestion would be to lessen heat loss,evap, jumpers go buy yourself a piece of perspex to fit the top of your tank. Really easy to use, just use a fret saw.

Hope that helps(ask me for any suggestions ive done this for both my tanks, stupid clumsy feet.)

Hi, i was thinking of using perspex or polycarbonate....i think i'll go with that....

thank you guys and girls for the info!!!!

 

[Tolak]

http/www.gcca.net/howto/tank_covers.htm

I don't do the fancy junk with hinges & feed holes, just cut to 1/2" larger than the size of the tank, with a cutout for the filter. Cheapest top I can find.