Topless Tanks

[FishyFry]

Who here keeps topless tanks? Pics?

 

[cichlaguapote]

You mean like tanks without a lid?

 

[mike dunagan]

sounds like trouble too me... or a great idea for a store in Vegas...

 

[jtrotter77]

I have a 240 with no lid. its in my garage and been up and running for over a year and no problems.

 

[cichlaguapote]

Only things I don't like about no lidded tanks is.. skittish fish may jump, lets airborn dirt in your water, and has to have the heat one higher to get the same temp as a tank with a lid. I don't see a reason for really purposely doing it unless you just can't afford a lid.

 

[sean-820]

well if i did no lid i would use floating plants or something like that

look at some high priced acrilics made specifically for professional aquascaping becasue they dont have lids

 

[mike dunagan]

make some pelxiglass ones at the store until you can buy them, if you can not...

 

[mike dunagan]

but they do not really keep an fish in those tanks... or atleast the type everyone keeps here....

 

[FishyFry]

ok. Just curious. All my tanks have lids. Heat, jumpers and dust, etc. are my reasons. I noticed the tanks without lids are primarily planted, but a friend of mine had been running his brackish tanks without a lid for some time. Unfortunately, his Eel decided to see what life was like on the other side and now he has a lid on it. It was just one of those things though where some interaction with another fish in the tank ended up in unwanted results. I was wondering how many other monster tank owners run without a lid.

 

[AMG]

I wouldn't feel comfortable having a tank without a hood. The chance that one of my fish would take a leap of faith is not a chance I want to take.