Thinking of Aros for the first time and need advice!

[Gooda]

whats the best way to weight a lid for an aro?

 

[rallysman]

I told him I was very worried about them getting too big, but he assured me that he has never seen them get bigger than about 2 feet. (I hope he's right)..

He hasnt seen many silvers then. Del has one at about 28" and mine is already passing the 24" mark.

 

[guppy]

I like the little locking latches that look like hinges, they can be glued to the tank and when latched will hold the lid securely. It worked for my eels.

 

[wandj]

I have an acrylic tank. You have to be very carefull with what you use on it. Some chemicals will destroy the acrylic and hence, you could break your tank. I heard silicone does not stick. So what can I use if I wanted to affix latches? BTW, drilling works beautiful, so I suppose I could just use screws to affix the hardware on.

 

[zennzzo]

I have an acrylic tank. You have to be very carefull with what you use on it. Some chemicals will destroy the acrylic and hence, you could break your tank. I heard silicone does not stick. So what can I use if I wanted to affix latches? BTW, drilling works beautiful, so I suppose I could just use screws to affix the hardware on.

Make sure to use nylon hardware too...

 

[guppy]

I did not think of that, I have only kept glass, the latches do come with screw holes.

 

[rook45]

i've used a dictionary in the past....also used electrical tape

 

[sam_cj]

silver aro should be fine on your tank.

 

[twk1]

Silver aro should be fine for your tank, they don't really use up alot of room when turning. But if your really worried about that then get a black aro... i heard that they don't grow as big as the silvers.

 

[rook45]

your in canada.....why not just get an asian? i wish you could get an asian in the US.