Aftermarket Lighting hood

[clawlan]

So if i get a nice powerful aftermarket light, what do I use to cover the top of the tank? I mean, I i have the stock lighting hood that has the lid and lights built in and i get rid of that in place of a new lighting system, then I have nothing to cover the tank. What do you do in that situation?

[Bk718]

a glass canopy top

[clawlan]

where does one find just the glass tops? And what about tanks with non standard dimensions?

[Mgamer20o0]

well i have open tank tops.... but you could always have one cut.

[Bk718]

yup as mg said you can have one custom cut at a glass shop then just order the hinge/handle/back strip and your set

[Mgamer20o0]

you really dont even need that. you really just need the handle. hinge can just use silicon and you really dont need a back strip.

[southpaw]

Here are links to glass tops...one is for Perfecto tanks the other for All-Glass brand tanks..


http://www.drsfostersmith.com/product/prod_display.cfm?c=3578+3730+3790&pcatid=3790

http://www.drsfostersmith.com/product/prod_display.cfm?c=3578+3730+3781&pcatid=3781

[southpaw]

Just noticed the tanks in your signature are bow fronts.....links wont do you any good. You may have to get some custom cut to account for the bow front.

[Bk718]

negative.. you can check out petsolutions they have bowfront all glass canopies

[clawlan]

im good with the 28 bow actually. I was more thinking for the 55. It has the all in one hood/light thing and I am eventually going to want to get some nice high powered lights in the future, thus getting rid of the current hood. I wasn't sure if running an open top would be ok or not. I'd be afraid of fish jumping out. Also, you are going to evaporate water a lot faster I'm thinking

[Mgamer20o0]

yes it might evaporate faster and fish might jump two reasons why having one might be a good idea.

[ibr3ak]

You'd probably need to custom order a top from a glass shop, majority of retailers only have the common 28/36/46/72gal glass tops.

[clawlan]

You'd probably need to custom order a top from a glass shop, majority of retailers only have the common 28/36/46/72gal glass tops.

yup, thats my thinking.