• Cover for a marine aquarium.

  • Brandon4517

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Julia

It can be done with a lid; mine stood for six months, then I installed a lamp. The lid is all dirty, there were salt deposits, and the lamps were filthy, plus only moisture-resistant sockets are needed. It's also inconvenient, even if it's a "grand piano." The fans are all covered in salt, and the wall too - the fans were behind the lid. In "mini" and mini lids, but with larger sizes, it will be heavy, inconvenient, and a hassle. P.S. The San-San lamp sometimes costs less than making a lid, although the reflector in it is of course poor quality.

Sara4035

What about the lights that are placed directly on the walls of the aquarium? Don't the bulbs get covered in salt? And what distance should there be from the water to the bulbs to prevent them from getting coated?

Eric

Absolutely right. If we made a lid with glass and installed 8-10 exhaust fans (instead of 4-5 to blow on the water), plus a few gaps or holes for ventilation between the glass and the water, it would never fog up. I'm speaking as a user of such an "idea" in the BOYU TL 550 aquarium. The plastic on the top of the lid is warm. Just warm. Two fans (6 cm in diameter) with 120W of light. +100 And it's easy to adjust the air conditioning to the set 24-25.

Nicole2404

Water temperatures in a marine aquarium easily exceed +28°C in the summer. In freshwater, there aren't as many pumps and heaters that warm the water.

Susan1358

To be honest, the physics of this phenomenon is unclear. Does seawater evaporate along with the salt?

Jessica

No, of course, the water evaporates, and the salt remains. From the stream, filter, foam, drain, return, and so on - there are bubbles on the surface of the water that burst, and droplets get everywhere (on the lid, lamp, ties, etc.). After that, the water evaporates, and the salt remains. If the salt dries on something hot, it becomes "wooden," and to clean it later, you have to put in some effort.

Reginald5073

Evaporation is not the issue here. Microbubbles of air, bursting on the surface, throw splashes to a considerable height. Visually, this is almost imperceptible, but after a couple of months, the lamps (or the glass of the fixture) accumulate a decent amount of scale. TURBIC is ahead.

Kristen2246

Making a large glass lid is quite difficult.

Robin

So there is a significant reason NOT to put the lid on, which is essentially one: Due to splashes of saltwater: 1. Brine can cause a short circuit. This can be treated by using hermetic cartridges and good insulation. 2. Due to salt deposits, the light output of the lamps decreases. This can be addressed by installing glass that will cover the lamps and reflectors. It's not the best option, but at least you can clean it properly (try cleaning the lamps and reflectors behind them). .................. Are there any other opinions?

Loretta5483

From the glass to the water, I'm estimating about 11 cm?

Andrew419

Yarik, you know what you're right about? It's that you have a 150L tank where the lid doesn't weigh a couple of tons. The topic starter is planning a 600L tank - can you imagine the weight of the lid? For example, I regularly reach into the aquarium once a day, and it will be stressful to lift and lower all of that. The lid can be used for smaller tanks like a Resun 500 or a Boyu or any other.

Jeffery

It's easier to access an uncovered aquarium; everything else is just a distraction. It can be treated by installing fans in the LID. An air conditioner in the room or a refrigerator in the aquarium will help you. Otherwise, yes, there will be evaporation, but that leads to increased humidity in the room. Evaporation mainly comes from fans blowing on the water. But better to use live rocks (LR).

Janet5447

On my "sledge," the distance from the glass to the edge of the aquarium is 8 cm (the legs are like that). To the water level - plus however much is not filled to the edge.

Jessica6754

Damn, if I had known they would throw L.R. (living rocks), I would have created the topic a bit later.

Christopher3770

- Divide the glass into pieces with plastic holders. - Acrylic glass is fine. Let it be 2-4 mm instead of 1 mm. It's much lighter. I wipe it with a damp microfiber cloth - no scratches. If not, I'll cut another one.

David953

It depends on what kind of light it will be. If it's T5, it will turn yellow over time, but if it's MH, it will melt. I only saw that the cover is 40 mm?

Beth3383

1. It seems so. 2. Yes, there will be two 120 mm coolers. 3. It is provided for. ....... I don't know yet. For starters, the simplest one (it's better to ask my curators Anatoly and others). No hard corals (or whatever they are called) are planned. 60 cm. I have thought it through. I have thought it through. T5. The glass will be silicate. ........................ Conclusion: The use of well-designed lids on marine aquariums is still more YES than NO.

Lisa

It might be off-topic, but it could be useful. Dried splashes on the hot glass of the lamp are perfectly removed with my wife's cotton cosmetic pad using Cillit Bang. Before that, I was scrubbing with a wet cloth for a long time.

Anna9752

What is the distance from the glass to the bulb? I would add fans on the sides, the glass will get very hot. It’s better to use THERMAL glass.

Guy

Colleagues, I am a complete novice. But I don't think that all the basic principles of capacity calculation, cooling, etc. are different at sea. If I'm wrong, please correct me. .......... I don't touch on the coefficients of heat absorption and heat release of seawater and freshwater, etc. I'm still "green" in this regard.

Gregory

It is not necessary to install large high coolers; 1-2 small ones will suffice. The goal is to ensure that the layer of hot air from the lamps simply dissipates from the water's surface rather than stagnating. My aquarium is 1860mm long, and the cooler is 8 cm high; I don't know the RPM as it is not specified in the documentation. It runs all day and turns off with a timer after the last group of lamps. I am satisfied with its performance—it lowers the temperature by 2-3 degrees. More is not needed; the air conditioner helps, but even when the air conditioner is off, the temperature does not rise above 30 degrees, thanks to this one cooler.

Shelby3182

Others... How many LLs have you illuminated? Multiply that number by 2. Were there any MGs? How many pumps are you using to service it? Also multiply by 2, or even 3. What is the maximum allowable water temperature for you? 30, 31, 32? Well, in the sea, these are unacceptable levels; 30 is sometimes tolerated for a while, but... it's better not to allow that. The cruising temperature for a marine aquarium is 25 degrees. It can be a bit higher or lower, but not by much.

Daniel9952

I would install about 4-5 coolers. Currently, there are 120mm ones with a temperature sensor of 25-45°C, plus they are on a magnetic base. Enermax, if I remember correctly. There is no noise, and the positive effect is evident.

Nicholas5194

You can have 4...just then you'll have to add more water, although, in principle, it's not necessary for everyone to work...It depends on the need...

Barbara8192

Tolya, watts per liter Dennerle, with wild light output. Currently, there are 5 T5 lamps of 39 watts each in a closed space for 200 liters. One external filter + UV Atman 16 watts. Tolya, I have labyrinth fish there, at 30 they will all spread their fins. I have been thinking about this for over a year. In the spring, I will install a separate air conditioner in this room (2.5x3.5), because even without the sea last summer, I lost ALL my dwarf gouramis... Tolya, cooling the lamps with water is not connected; the fixture in the "lid" is detached from the water.

Jeremy8404

And the sea with 600 liters of samph... Just think about it...

Charles

Ah, well, yes...

Diana3118

The heat capacity of seawater is lower than that of freshwater, so it heats up even less than freshwater.

Darrell7542

Off-topic Although there is a downside - it cools down more slowly than fresh water.

Ryan1989

Yeah. A small air conditioner was definitely planned to be installed in this room, so I think there won't be any issues with cooling.

Julie

Sometimes that's not enough. In the room, there is an air conditioner with double the power, but last summer, without water circulation and with a bunch of fans, the temperature soared, and I was pouring water in by the buckets. If there had been a lid, everything would have boiled. Now, preparing for summer, I installed an additional air conditioner for the aquarium.

Laura3615

I am generally against a lid as well, but to calm my spouse, I will pretend that the aquarium will have a lid. As I mentioned earlier, the idea is that this is a light fixture that CAN be used as a lid if there is an additional box on the aquarium.

Andrea

What, your wife doesn't like aquariums with lights without a lid???

Mark

She is afraid of excessive humidity.

Caleb6320

Have you ever tried to convince a woman of something?

Brent7831

Off-topic. And also to voice the thought that sea moisture can lead to corrosion of the air conditioner parts... Then, in response to the question - "So what? Is this aquarium going to ruin our air conditioner?" - we will have to defend ourselves for about three months.

Rodney

I tell her the opposite, that it will smell like the sea, which is a pleasant scent.

Kristen1161

When I have the Midea-9 on in a 16m2 room, with all 8 cans and countless different lamps, the temperature in the reef tank doesn't rise above 28 even in the wildest heat, with one cooler running that expels hot air from under the lamps. We don't feel any humidity. The 600-liter fish tank and the reef tank over 800 liters are open, while the others are covered with glass (since they are auxiliary), and you are worried about some humidity or overheating... Or are you planning to run the air conditioner for just 1-2 hours? Then yes. In the summer, it runs almost continuously without turning off during the heat.

Melissa1838

The air conditioner is planned to be like that. It will operate continuously, and that doesn't scare me. The room is about 9 square meters.

Shawn

I know a simpler and more pleasant way of persuasion.

Maria6659

Off-topic This is included in the schedule - during breaks between lectures. But age is not a "mustang" - sometimes it's better to spend half an hour discussing partial gas pressures.

Katie4842

It's better to have lectures during breaks between .....