Raven Posted December 22, 2004 Report Share Posted December 22, 2004 What materials would be best to use? Ive brought this up before, i beleive but i cant find the thread. I remember something being said about somethings that warp because of the heat and mositure. Were would you get the stuff anyway? I'm looking to make something for my 30, it still has no lid or lights. Evaporation is a pain the the @$$ with that tank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golfnut Posted December 23, 2004 Report Share Posted December 23, 2004 Glass works well and is reasonably cheap. Why not just measure and get 2 pieces cut that can over lap a little bit? -Andrew Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vallisneria Posted December 23, 2004 Report Share Posted December 23, 2004 Buy or make yourself a glass cover. Then make a simple box to house your lights(there are tons of DIY sites about this on the net) that will sit on top of the tank and glass cover. Here are my light boxes Mine are made out of metal but you could make the same thing out of wood. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smokey Posted December 23, 2004 Report Share Posted December 23, 2004 For a very-quick-fix use Serran Wrap. cheap and effictive. Stops evaporation. Glass tops are the answer. No doubt about it.! You are on the move so much we can not keep track off u!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dunl Posted December 31, 2004 Report Share Posted December 31, 2004 Quick, fast, but don't need to support lights? Buy some light diffuser from Home Depot. A sheet will cost about $7. It's the stuff that covers fluorescent light fixtures in school ceilings. To make it stronger, cut some strips from a metal coat hanger, and silicone them onto it on one side and let dry. This will make it less flexible, and easier to take on and off. Attach anything you can get a grip on with silicone, and you have a very cheap cover. Unfortunately...this does not hold lights up, and will warp unless you use fluorescent lights, just in case you find a way to put lights above it. Great for fry and juvie tanks that you don't light. Dunl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vallisneria Posted December 31, 2004 Report Share Posted December 31, 2004 The light diffuser works great but doesn't do anything to reduce evaporation. I do use it as covers to my hospital/Q tanks. Cheap and effective at keeping the fish in Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dunl Posted December 31, 2004 Report Share Posted December 31, 2004 I meant the translucent covers, not the eggcrate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vallisneria Posted December 31, 2004 Report Share Posted December 31, 2004 oops, then that would work better I just used the eggcrate stuff as i have a bunch lying around Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dunl Posted January 1, 2005 Report Share Posted January 1, 2005 Cut some pieces from metal coat hangers and hot glue it on to make it more stable.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyL Posted January 1, 2005 Report Share Posted January 1, 2005 My vote is for eggcrate with a plastic cover (IE lexan or whatever you can find cheap) Doesn't need to be the expensive 3/16" etc acrylic - since the eggcrate supports the cover. Josh used the eggcrate covered by regular lighting diffuser - seemed to work very well. Andy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dunl Posted January 1, 2005 Report Share Posted January 1, 2005 I'll try to get an article done to show how I did mine for my fry tanks....the covers tend to stop sagging when the hanger wire is added. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vallisneria Posted January 1, 2005 Report Share Posted January 1, 2005 the covers tend to stop sagging when the hanger wire is added. You are adding this wire to the plastic lighting cover(the clear stuff and not the eggcrate) right? I understand what you mean but an article wouldn't hurt for others that may want to try Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dunl Posted January 1, 2005 Report Share Posted January 1, 2005 http://www.imagestation.com/album/?id=2133005045 Never used Imagestation before, so I hope this worked for you. The pics are all there, should be pretty self-explanatory, even if they aren't in order.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vallisneria Posted January 1, 2005 Report Share Posted January 1, 2005 IT says you need to sign in to view the pics. I could just see the first one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dunl Posted January 1, 2005 Report Share Posted January 1, 2005 Tools needed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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