Inexpensive tank cover

[Incredulous_Ed]

Does anyone know of a very inexpensive tank cover? By that I practically mean free.

Thanks.

[~Erik3.8.07~]

the only thing i could think of is buying a a sheet of plexiglass and cutting it down to size urself, not sure how much that would cost tho

found a site that would give u prices
http://www.professionalplastics.com/cgi-bin/pp.pl?pgm=co_disp&func=displ&prrfnbr=85259&strfnbr=3&prname=ACRYLIC-SHEETS---EXTRUDED---Plexiglass&gclid=COOJ--Sbh44CFQcZHgod-F3OQA

[*Sarah*]

The glass cover we ordered for our 100gal was only $65...which I thought wasn't too bad. I'm not sure how much smaller sizes are

[A340]

The glass cover we ordered for our 100gal was only $65...which I thought wasn't too bad. I'm not sure how much smaller sizes are
Paid $20 CAD for a glass cover for my 29g.

[Lady Hobbs]

Glass covers are pretty cheap as others have stated. Many places don't carry them, tho. Big Al's not at all. ThePetPlace had a lot of them but "out of stock" on nearly all of them so I am thinking they might be stopping handling them. DrsFoster and Smith still has them.

[*Sarah*]

We got ours through Big Als here near us :)

[Incredulous_Ed]

hmm, thanks everyone. Is it possible to use egg crate for a cover?

[Dave66]

hmm, thanks everyone. Is it possible to use egg crate for a cover?

Yes Ed, you can, but it has to be turned where it concentrates the light (sharp edge up, if I remember right).

Dave

[cocoa_pleco]

Paid $20 CAD for a glass cover for my 29g.


thats what i paid for my storebought glass cover on my old 33g

[TowBoater]

I like screens as well. I prefer an open tank if I don't have a jumping fish with a hanging light fixture.

[cocoa_pleco]

i like open tanks too. generally if i didnt buy the tank as a starter kit and just itself bare i dont bother with a hood

[A340]

i like open tanks too. generally if i didnt buy the tank as a starter kit and just itself bare i dont bother with a hood
If you really think about it, starter kits are such a waste of money, personally, I just about toss everything out but the tank itself, or at least keep it as spares. There is a store down in Kelowna that has the All Glass 55g kit on sale for $200 (usual $250). Pretty good price, but the lighting is too basic for anything other than a community tank with few plants. The filter is the Whisper 60, which is good as a spare or a secondary filter. The heater, non-submersible and basic. So, I'd rather buy the tank by itself for about $125 and go from there. But that's just me.

[TowBoater]

I'd get the kit and another whisper 60, another heater, and a new bulb and you would be set.

[cocoa_pleco]

i kinda the to stay away from starter kits too. the only ones of mine are the 55g and 5g. the rest were either single and i bought better equipment than starter kits or i bought them used (like my 33g reef, 40$ at a auction, or the hex 50$ at a garage sale)

[corykeeper]

I live in Alaska and paid 45 bucks for a 10 gal cover (it was the econo lid).
For 17 bucks I got a sheet (24x30) of plexi-glass.It made lid for a 10 and 15 gal
tanks.
65 for 100 gal is way cheap in my book.