Hypostomus
Aquarium Advice Freak
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- Mar 15, 2004
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Hm, this is interesting...
The 120g tank I'm preparing to house a bichir (fish that can and will escape and wander around for a bit) among other things has no cover. The lights actually sit up on wooden supports. I tried searching for a cover online, but was unsuccessful. It needs to be sort of customized anyway, as there will be at least one H.O.B. on the side, and probably an Emperor on the other as well as room for tubes to the canister, powercords, etc.
I was thinking that maybe I could get some eggcrate, cut out the parts where the filters are going to be, and then cover up the holes that aren't directly under the lights somehow? :?
I don't know why the tank doesn't have a cover- I am merely taking over its operations and even the people who run it now were not the ones who bought it. It's an "in the wall" tank that is only seen from one side, so there is no need for it to have something fancy. I just need some kind of material that a) has room or can be cut to have room for equipment, b) will allow the lights to shine through, and c) will keep the fish from carpet surfing.
Suggestions? (I've been asking a lot of questions lately, but I've honestly never had a tank without a cover before.)
The 120g tank I'm preparing to house a bichir (fish that can and will escape and wander around for a bit) among other things has no cover. The lights actually sit up on wooden supports. I tried searching for a cover online, but was unsuccessful. It needs to be sort of customized anyway, as there will be at least one H.O.B. on the side, and probably an Emperor on the other as well as room for tubes to the canister, powercords, etc.
I was thinking that maybe I could get some eggcrate, cut out the parts where the filters are going to be, and then cover up the holes that aren't directly under the lights somehow? :?
I don't know why the tank doesn't have a cover- I am merely taking over its operations and even the people who run it now were not the ones who bought it. It's an "in the wall" tank that is only seen from one side, so there is no need for it to have something fancy. I just need some kind of material that a) has room or can be cut to have room for equipment, b) will allow the lights to shine through, and c) will keep the fish from carpet surfing.
Suggestions? (I've been asking a lot of questions lately, but I've honestly never had a tank without a cover before.)