acrylic sheet over top of tank

[lylbxplaya4lyfe]

can i put this on top of my tank at night? the tanks in my room and the evaporation is getting to me .. feel like im getting sick .. im looking for a few pieces if anybody knows where i can get them lmk also .. thank you

 

[Tonyscoots84]

by doing so you are really cutting oxygen to your tank unless you have a sump.

 

[lylbxplaya4lyfe]

i have a sump .. im just going to leave it on at night so that im not breathing in the evaporated water ..

 

[Tonyscoots84]

i dont see a problem with that. possibly home depot. just letting you know its gonna b a pain in the arse night after night lol...

 

[lylbxplaya4lyfe]

lol yeh i need a little mini crane to pick them up and down .. putting in order now thanks for your help bro

 

[Tonyscoots84]

 

[allenjj]

If your getting that much evaporation in your room at night, your room may be especially dry. You might want to get a humidifier so that the aquarium doesn't evaporate so much.

 

[basiab]

Evaporated water can't hurt you. That is how you get clean water.
You could experiment with covering part of the tank and see how much it slows it down.

 

[Imbarrie]

Acrylic will sag in a very short amt of time. You would be better with glass.

But as stated evaporated water is not making you sick. If anything dry air is worse.

 

[bizzarro]

If you feel like you're getting sick, check for mold. I would get glass tops, even 1/4 thick or more will eventually sag.

 

[Kendall]

Is condensation building up in your house? I so, mold could be growing and that could make you sick.

 

[albano]

Acrylic will sag in a very short amt of time. You would be better with glass.

But as stated evaporated water is not making you sick. If anything dry air is worse.

+1...:scratchch not sure that evap. (itself) is your problem

 

[Paolissimo]

what about light? I have a piece of plexiglass over my tank, with holes so that it doesn't fog, but it always does, or it gets water drops all over. Am I cutting the light from reaching the corals? The tank is pretty bright as it is, but i was always wondering? Also anybody knows where I an find clear netting to make a screen? The one they sell at home depot are dark and I feel like they would block the light. Didn't mean to hijack your tread, Home depot sells plexiglass like i said I use it, and leave it on, all the times, it does cut down on evaporation, also depending on how long your tank is, plexiglass will bend toward the middle.

 

[KathyC]

what about light? I have a piece of plexiglass over my tank, with holes so that it doesn't fog, but it always does, or it gets water drops all over. Am I cutting the light from reaching the corals? The tank is pretty bright as it is, but i was always wondering? Also anybody knows where I an find clear netting to make a screen? The one they sell at home depot are dark and I feel like they would block the light.

The plexi is definitely cutting down on your lighting.
How thin is the mesh from Home Depot? If it is regular window screening, that is too tight a weave to make a cover.

 

[Paolissimo]

The plexi is definitely cutting down on your lighting.
How thin is the mesh from Home Depot? If it is regular window screening, that is too tight a weave to make a cover.

kathy is regular windows screen, I thought is too tight. Kathy would you know who sells it locally? BRS sells it, but i figured I should be able to find it locally. Kathy where were you sitting at the swap, i wanted to meet you!

 

[KathyC]

kathy is regular windows screen, I thought is too tight. Kathy would you know who sells it locally? BRS sells it, but i figured I should be able to find it locally. Kathy where were you sitting at the swap, i wanted to meet you!

Regular window screen is not a good plan. The Ace Hardware stores sell the 'pond netting' but no idea if you have any of them near you and it's tough to find at this time of year.

Sitting at the swap?? Sitting? lol The only sitting I have done in the past 2 days was when I fell over to sleep..lol
Not sure if you stayed for the Raffle but I was the one who read off all of the winning numbers. Sorry I didn't get to meet you too!