Lids or No Lids ?

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Bud8Fan

Bud8Fan

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My 300 did not come with lids. I looked at the manufacturers website ( http://www.midwestcustomaquariums.com/index.html ) and they do not recommend them for greater gas exchange but they do make them.

I am worried about evaporation.

Any thoughts would be appreciated.
 
I would use them. Evaporation would be crazy with that much surface area, and oscars sometimes jump (I think I remember you saying you were getting a couple)


If you're using a wet/dry there is absolutely nothing to worry about, and I think you'll be ok with other filters as well
 
That was my thinking but I just wanted a second opinion.
A guy could use eggcrate for jumping fish but like you said, that is a lot of surface area for evaporation.

Thanks, I'll get some ordered.
 
i use eggcreates too.. and put some acrylic sheet on top.. but not the whole opening. basically, the whole opening it covered by eggcreate and i got some thin acrylic at homedepot and covered some portion on top of the eggcreate. only 15% of the cover is exposed to air but covered by the eggcreate for safety.. hope you got what i mean.
 
I sure do, thanks. I was also thinking that if I ordered the custom fit lids I could always drill holes in them if I was worried about gas exchange.
 
I like the eggcrate/cheap acrylic idea, I'm going to use that on a couple of my tanks!
 
If you have a wet/dry with a sump, put a lid on that tank!
 
Lids it is !!!

Thanks all !!!
 
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