Should Planted Tank Have a Top Cover?

[FishNCash]

I see a lot of planted tank without lids or glass cover on top. Is there any benefits to having it setup like that?


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[squidyboy0]

The benefits of a cover is so nothing unwanted ( après, cats, etc..) don't get in. The tanks with no lids are just meant to let more light come in.



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[Fat Homer]

When you have a tank with no hood / lid you have more lighting options...

Where as tanks like my 60g, your stuck with the lighting you have unless the whole housing is upgradeable...


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[FishNCash]

Thanks for the reply guys. I removed the cover on my 40g then noticed the plant looked better after a few days. So I thought plants need to be in tank without cover.


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[Fat Homer]

^ is the plant new? I know a lot of the plants in my tank tend to melt before growing again...


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[octavusprime]

Mostly lids are only needed if your fish are jumpers. Otherwise the only downside of removing the lid is the increased evaporation rate.

 

[FishNCash]

^ is the plant new? I know a lot of the plants in my tank tend to melt before growing again...

they r not new plants. I just bought some Eco gravels so hopefully that should help the growth




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[Fat Homer]

Depending on when you placed your plants into the tank, they could be adjusting to the water in your tank, which is why it took a few days / weeks before they started to bounce back (start looking good again)...

But with a decent substrate, maybe some ferts and Co2 if needed, your plants should start to look pretty good...

 

[FishNCash]

This is what's left of it. I was think adding the Eco gravel on the bottom layer of my gravel

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[benzjamin13]

Looks like an Anubias species. You have them buried too deep. You wan the Rhizome to be exposed. Basically you just want the roots in the substrate. You don't necessarily need Eco-Complete...just ferts. If you want to change out your substrate, Eco-Complete is a good choice.