Aquarium Reef
What sort of hood for reef aquarium?
I have a 55 gallon reef aquarium with some soft corals and a number of fish.
My problem is that the plexiglass covering quickly gets coated with fog, and eventually a salt crust. The result is that a lot of light is being absorbed and scattered rather than penetrating into the tank.
Please offer suggestions on a better hood setup that will:
1- not quickly fog up
2- allow good light penetration
3- not allow my expensive fish to jump to their deaths
I would suggest using an all glass top rather than plexi-glass. They make glass tops that fold open for easy access and come with an adhesive back handle you can stick on. These are really great! I believe they are called Versa-tops. For a 55gal (long style) you should be able to get two 24in glass hoods if yours is the kind with the connecting bridge on the top, or they also make one solid long 48in kind if yours does not have the bridge. They are not too expensive and you can always shop online for a better deal than they cost in fish stores. However, glass tops still can get calcium buildup over time and need to be scraped with a razor blade every few weeks to a month, but they do not fog up.
*I don't actually keep reef aquariums but I hope that this info may be useful anyways.
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