Looking for a Truvu plastic cover for tank..

[Sergiotorr]

Hey guys! Im looking for a new plastic cover for a 55 Gallon TruVu plexi glass tank. ill post a picture of what im looking for instead of trying to explain it lol. I bot my tank used and the cover it came with was bulged because the owner had his light setup on top of the plastic cover.

 

[neilanh]

hard to tell in the pic. Does it attach and on a hinge, or is it just a piece laying over the top?

If it's just a piece of plastic you can get plexi or lexan at your local hardware store.

Oh, and moving this to general hardware forum.

 

[mfdrookie516]

If it's hinged, its most likely a part only replaceable by the manufacturer. Google turned up nothing for me (which is why I'm assuming you asked here). Can you just take it off? I prefer my tanks to be open on top anyways.

 

[Sergiotorr]

No worries about moving the thread! But it sits over the top to cover the tank from heat getting out. It's a plastic cover or I think plexi glass since the tank is the same material. But lol I used google for 30min and nothing popped up lol. Hmmm I doubt my hardware store will have anything like that but it won't hurt to try

 

[i3k]

Yea those acrylic covers bend/droop after a while.

You can go to any acrylic store and have them cut you a sheet to specific size. Make them cut it out of a 1/4" acrylic sheet. Thicker cover won't droop.

 

[Sergiotorr]

Sweet! I'll keep an eye out for a acrylic shop if not I'll see if my LFS can order me one! Thanks for the heads up guys!