Top covers????????????????

[frogfreak]

Your welcome.

You don't want to know how many times I've tore down tanks or changed the way I do my lids..

Just thought I'd share what I'm finally happy with.

Fans are next...

Glenn

[JimO]

All my vivs have frogs - mostly dart frogs, so the light is primarily for the plants. I use glass lids on all of them and I only use daylight bulbs 6,500k to 6,700k. I used to have a bunch of reef tanks and tried not to have anything between the lights and the water surface and used a variety of lights for different purposes. If it wasn't for the fact that my frogs need high humidity, I'd use screen lids for ventilation.

All of my vivs have approximately 2 to 3 watts per gallon (a very rough rule of thumb) of daylight lighting and my plants do great. I've never used acrylic and don't know much about it, but I know that glass works.

Originally Posted by mikeyd

ok so ive been getting alot of mixed answers about this topic.

ACRYLIC OR GLASS ?????????


i just need to know whats the best choice for viv covers

im using dual t5 6700k.
and tank size is 4ftx18"x24"


petsmart says 2800k grow bulb over glass is only option. the manager says acrylic does not let any light through. lol

candart says glass because acrylic warps
homhardware says acrylic will let more light than glass.
friendly frog says - acrylic warps - glass lets uv/uvb through better.
home depot says acrylic will not warp or bend... lets all types of light through better than glass.

i went out and spent over 100bucks tryn to get first glass than acrylic then lexan covers...

JUST TELL ME THE RIGHT ONE FOR THE LOVE OF GOD