New Lid Wont Fit

Ammocan · Nov 18, 2017

Just got my new lid for my Red Sea reefer 350 and it will not fit. There is not enough clearance for my power head wires. Are these made for Ecotech only? What are people doing when their power heads have wires?

Thanks,

Legal Reefer · Nov 18, 2017

What's the lid frame material? If it's acrylic or polycarbonate I would just notch it out with a drill bit or grinder so it would fit snugly around the power cords.

ksfulk · Nov 18, 2017

If you have powerheads with wires in the tank, typically you would ask to have AA notch out cord pass throughs - thats what I did on my lid for my 525xL. If you didnt have them cut notches for you when you ordered it, I would give them a call and see how they recommend cutting the notches into the lid yourself - just so you arent voiding your warranty or anything.

@ArtFully Acrylic

Legal Reefer · Nov 18, 2017

The places I've seen that make the lids usually ask about power cords and anything else the lids need to fit around.

Ammocan · Nov 19, 2017

Yeah it would have been nice to know that ahead of time. Maybe they should add it as an option and they could even charge for it like everything else. Oh well I will have a brand new expensive lid with home made notches in it. Also looking at the quality of this they do not do anything extra like polishing, the routed edges are left raw.

Antics · Nov 19, 2017

Ammocan said:
Yeah it would have been nice to know that ahead of time. Maybe they should add it as an option and they could even charge for it like everything else. Oh well I will have a brand new expensive lid with home made notches in it. Also looking at the quality of this they do not do anything extra like polishing, the routed edges are left raw.

There is literally a drop down box on the order page for you to signify that you will need custom cut outs.

gashunk · Nov 19, 2017

Antics said:
There is literally a drop down box on the order page for you to signify that you will need custom cut outs.

I was thinking the same thing it’s right there on the page lol

Ammocan · Nov 19, 2017

I saw that but it never crossed my mind to get custom cutouts for wires. I am just saying it would have been nice to see a line saying not to forget about the wires. Chalk it up to poor research on my part.

Thanks Guys

ClearView Lids · Nov 26, 2017

Ammocan said:
Just got my new lid for my Red Sea reefer 350 and it will not fit. There is not enough clearance for my power head wires. Are these made for Ecotech only? What are people doing when their power heads have wires?

Thanks,

You can email us at [email protected] with your order number for more precise assistance.

Cord cutouts are not included in any lid by default. Custom cutouts often include cutouts for light mounts, cord slots, auto feeders, etc.. If you selected YES to "custom cutouts required" option when you checked out then we would follow up with you to ask for the details/specs needed prior to programming the lid if they weren't provided in the order comments at checkout. If you selected NO to "custom cutouts required" option then your order would go straight to scheduling to be CNC cut.

If you requested the cutouts and we missed them we are happy to work with you to fix it. Alternatively, if you accidentally missed this at checkout, or don't want to send in your lid, adding cord cutouts is pretty easy and can be done pretty cleanly with as little as a small dremel and some sandpaper.

Ammocan · Nov 26, 2017

Thanks for your response. Yes i did not think the cords would interfere because I did not know how the lid went on the tank. I used a Drexel and made my own notches. Maybe to help other folks you should add something to your website to remind them that there needs to be notches for the power head cords. The lid fits very nice and flush and it looks good on my Tank. Thanks again.

Kinettik · Nov 29, 2017

Ammocan said:
Thanks for your response. Yes i did not think the cords would interfere because I did not know how the lid went on the tank. I used a Drexel and made my own notches. Maybe to help other folks you should add something to your website to remind them that there needs to be notches for the power head cords. The lid fits very nice and flush and it looks good on my Tank. Thanks again.

Most of us don't have wires for our powerheads inside the tank.....

ciscomania · Nov 30, 2017

Kinettik said:
Most of us don't have wires for our powerheads inside the tank.....

I think most of us do....

FLAdaboy · Nov 30, 2017

I got one and it was a planning process. AA was very responsive the entire time. They do tell you all of that on their site. Read and double check sometime.

You can also try routing the cords through the feed hole. Hopefully you got one of those.