Glass lid ideas

[holdendaniel]

wondering if anybody has made custom hinging glass lids. looking to find the hinges

 

[braddo]

I've seen them sold a couple places can't remember where off hand. A quick google search turned up this.
http://www.thatpetplace.com/pet/group/22691/product.web

 

[junior34]

i've heard you can also make them out of silicone.butt the glass together and run a wide bead down it.some people also put nylon fiber underneath.i haven't tried it yet but it sounds like it works

 

[jrgilles]

They are pretty cheap to just buy, aren't they?

I made my tank lid out of 1/4" bird netting and a custom screen frame. Really cheap to make.

Main reason I did that way is:
1: doesn't mess up any gas exchange happening at the surface, as the glass will block air flow, and the air above the water will get depleted of oxygen.

2: I have some metal halides on my tank. Putting a glass lid on it would be like turning the entire thing into an oven. I didn't want to fight that kind of temperature increase in the tank.

If you decide you want to do it out of the 1/4" mesh I have, I can give you whatever you need. I had to buy 14' by 6' min when I bought it, so I have tons left over. The screen edging parts cost just a couple of bucks at lowes.

 

[holdendaniel]

You got your tank all set up in seattle? im headed trough on friday would love to see your tank

 

[Chichas01]

ditto what jrgilles said. Go go for the screen setup:

 

[MrSculpin]

wondering if anybody has made custom hinging glass lids. looking to find the hinges

You can get the plastic hinges at http://www.outwatercatalogs.com/home/index.html

Thats where I bought my hinges for my freshwater tank glass lid.