Lid for 75 gallon

fancy_fish101 · Dec 16, 2023

advice plz. I need a lid for this 75 gallon tank. There will be 2 radions mount on the back along with the 2 returns. I’m not sure how what lid to do. I was thinking egg crate but then seen it reduces par by so much and then there is the diy kits with the netting. Which I was then thinking but would be quit difficult to do with 4 cut out. Was looking at Red Sea kit sense they have the pre cut outs.

jsker · Dec 17, 2023

It really depends on your budget. There are some sponsor here on R2R that make custom lids.

ryanjohn1 · Dec 17, 2023

Kraken lid!

Rugops · Dec 17, 2023

Cheaper alternative is to get chicken mesh

fancy_fish101 · Dec 17, 2023

ryanjohn1 said:
Kraken lid!

I was thing them. But It won’t look at with a rimed tank

ryanjohn1 · Dec 17, 2023

fancy_fish101 said:
I was thing them. But It won’t look at with a rimed tank

They make them for rimmed as well

gbroadbridge · Dec 17, 2023

Red Sea make DIY kits that work well and will fit any tank.

PotatoPig · Dec 17, 2023

Hit up your local glass shop for two panes?

About 5% hit to par, drastically cuts evaporation (and thus heating), and any jumpers ain’t going anywhere.

You’ll need a mesh of some sort along the back around the returns if you’re trying to prevent jumpers, or be prepared to shell out a lot for glass cutting.

I’d only do this if running a skimmer to ensure you get gas exchange.

fancy_fish101 · Dec 17, 2023

PotatoPig said:
Hit up your local glass shop for two panes?

About 5% hit to par, drastically cuts evaporation (and thus heating), and any jumpers ain’t going anywhere.

You’ll need a mesh of some sort along the back around the returns if you’re trying to prevent jumpers, or be prepared to shell out a lot for glass cutting.

I’d only do this if running a skimmer to ensure you get gas exchange.

Yeh, glass cuts more than that.

Cichlid Dad · Dec 17, 2023

Rugops said:
Cheaper alternative is to get chicken mesh

Chicken meshing will lead to issues later on. Leaching metal into the tank

Cichlid Dad · Dec 17, 2023

Looks like a standard 75, just get the original glass lids.

fancy_fish101 · Dec 17, 2023

Cichlid Dad said:
Looks like a standard 75, just get the original glass lids.

Don’t want to use glass as that cuts off a lot of light and not much gas exchange

Cichlid Dad · Dec 17, 2023

fancy_fish101 said:
Don’t want to use glass as that cuts off a lot of light and not much gas exchange

Do you have a sump? Also, any lid you place on your tank will cut par. I run glass lids with a large sump where most of the gas exchange happens for my reef. My par meter shows 15 par drop with glass