Tank With A Hood, Or Without

[Matthew Lee Newell]

my tank currently has a home made wooden hood, but im debating wether or not to take it off
if i do take it off i will be putting on a glass sliding lid....
i have 2 clip on aquarium t5s that i can use if the tank has no hood, they do give a nice light...
hmmm, what would you do,
hood, or no hood

 

[Bebobb]

What tank size is it, I would go for the galss hood. Does the wooden hood have lighting, If not then I would deffinately go for the glass one.

Opps, I forgot, I am not supposed to be giving advice when I have no expirence.

 

[Matthew Lee Newell]

its 30x15x12
and the wooden one does have lights inside....
its just awkward to get inside to do things with the wooden hood on.....

 

[Bebobb]

It would go on personal taste.

Opps, I forgot, I am not supposed to be giving advice when I have no expirence.

 

[yvez9]

Without a hood on, make sure to leave a big enough gap so the fish don't jump out. Also, the water will evaporate very quickly so watch out for humidity in that room.

I had a 20 gallon with no hood on and found a few dried up fish on the floor even though the gap I left was about an inch and the fish were about an inch long!