Anybody with a 36"x18" footprint tank?

[ThePBM]

30 gal breeder, 40 gal breeder, 50, 65 gallon tanks, maybe others.

I myself have a 40 gal breeder that i'm ever so slowly setting up. Have filtration coming in, have lighting planned out, my concern now is that i've hit a snag when it comes to figuring out what kind of top to get. being that it is a 3 feet wide tank with no center brace. i don't trust a piece of glass spanning 3 feet to support a shoplight or a pair of shoplights.

http://www.aquariumguys.com/glasscanopy6.html

says i need a center brace. adding a center brace would disallow a decent seal up front and condensation would become a problem.

So please share what you folks have done for a lid on tanks that do not have center braces. thanks.

 

[CHOMPERS]

Make your own lids with glass. Honestly, it really will support it. Use 3/8" or thicker and you won't have any problem supporting a light.

http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=55287

 

[bigspizz]

I have a versa-top. It is heavy as hell. One big top and no center brace. The glass is way thicker than 24" and small tops. It supports the light no problem. I could probably sit on it.

 

[Wolf3101]

You can also support it with Eggcrate...I have it on several of the utility tanks. It's easy to split so you have plenty of support and ease of maintance.

 

[ThePBM]

I already have versa tops on some 10's and 20's. Is the 40breeder one a lot thicker? cause if it is the same thickness then idk if i would trust that.

 

[KenyanSandBoa]

I have a versa-top. It is heavy as hell. One big top and no center brace. The glass is way thicker than 24" and small tops. It supports the light no problem. I could probably sit on it.

I have the same thing on my 40 breeder...I love it.

I already have versa tops on some 10's and 20's. Is the 40breeder one a lot thicker? cause if it is the same thickness then idk if i would trust that.

It is a lot thicker than the ones for the smaller tanks. The glass strips are wider too, so that adds a little more strenght and structural integrity.

 

[Cross127]

Yeah my AGA 40 breeder top is completely fine with just a 1/4" glass top. I mean there is some sag where the flip top is but thats only because the rubber makes it a little unlevel. It works good even with a 6.5" Salvini smashing into it all the time and with a 36" light strip on it.

 

[ThePBM]

good to know. thanks a lot guys.

do the instructions tell you to get a center brace though? or was that just the perfecto

 

[prophets]

You can always pick up an acrylic sheet thats 3/8" thick and cut out your own openings.

 

[bigspizz]

It is one very solid piece, way thicker than all my other tops. There is no sag or anything. It is just solid, and not even close to failure.....