I have a Truvu acrylic aquarium. They use a solid top for rigidity and prevent bowing of the tank. It has two large openings with removable covers. I'm using two Radion XR30 pro3 lights. Will these shine properly through those clear acrylic covers or should I use an egg crate or some type of netting covering the tank openings.
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You can cover them with nets but you shouldn't cover with solid panels like acrylic or glass.
The tank needs to breathe!!
Transparent nets are the best. You can make a frame with stainless steel wire or aluminum frames for window's mosquito screens and apply a transparent net like the ones for fishing or the ones they sell at BRS (if I'm not mistaken).
Good luck!
Grandis.
The tank needs to breathe!!
Transparent nets are the best. You can make a frame with stainless steel wire or aluminum frames for window's mosquito screens and apply a transparent net like the ones for fishing or the ones they sell at BRS (if I'm not mistaken).
Good luck!
Grandis.
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BRS did a video on screen tops to par loss. They found only 5% par loss with their screen tops. Not a big deal, imo.
deedubz
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How do you like the truvu aquarium? I couldn't tell in their pictures how large the openings were. Are they big enough for larger rock to fit through and for aquascaping?
Yea. It's fine. I've had kids on my tanks for a long time. There's some light loss Esp when it dirty. But it is on a dimmer so...
And yea the nets nice. I'm making acrylic lids with holes for netting for the summer months.
And yea the nets nice. I'm making acrylic lids with holes for netting for the summer months.
My o2
Yea. Either. I don't like that much evaporation sometimes. Plus in the winter the acrylic is an insulator.
Summer I have cooling fans for temp.
