The selection or self-manufacturing of a lid for an aquarium is an important step towards creating a beautiful, cozy and durable aquatic ecosystem in which fish, turtles or plants will feel comfortable enough, and it is also a way to make the aquarium look complete.
Covers for aquarium with illumination
Will there be a backlight in your cover - one of the most important issues that will need to be solved even at the planning stage of buying or designing a self-made cover. The answer, in the first place, will be influenced by the purpose for which you will use the aquarium.
So, for turtles it is absolutely not necessary and even dangerous to acquire covers with a uniformly installed perimeter illumination. These animals need the presence of warm and cold zones in the aquarium, so it is advisable for them to make a cover with an ordinary incandescent lamp installed in one corner.
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Lamps on the entire surface of the lid are suitable for growing fish and plants. In this case, the more powerful the lamps, the better for water plants. And if you are going to focus only on breeding fish, then ready-made standard covers are quite suitable.
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Shape of the lid for the aquarium
The manufactured lid, of course, should be well adapted to the shape of the aquarium. It is easiest to make a rectangular lid for an aquarium, most of the materials will fit it, it is easy to design such a shape, and there will not be any problems with the installation of lighting if it is necessary.
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But to make correctly the lid for a round aquarium will be more difficult, since not any material can be used to create designs of this form. Therefore, in the case of a round aquarium, it is better to first look through the catalogs of finished products from companies specializing in the manufacture of aquariums and lids to them, and only if the appropriate option is not found, to start making independently.
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Covers for aquariums with their own hands
Consider the main materials from which you can make a lid for the aquarium.
The first and most logical is glass . It is suitable if the cover does not require the installation of complex lighting or ventilation mechanisms. In this case, from the glass, you can simply cut out a rectangle equal to the area of the upper part of the aquarium. For safety, it is better to secure such a lid in special rubber skids or attach special furniture magnets on it, which will fix the aquarium in the closed state.
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The lid for the aquarium from the laminate is available, it can be made from the remnants of the material after repair. In this case, such a cover will fit well into the interior of the room. It is only necessary to calculate how much such a lid will heat up if it installs powerful lamps. This will create not only a beautiful, but also a safe interior.
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Another affordable option - a cover for the aquarium of PVC panels . This is a very budgetary way to transform your aquarium. This cover can also perfectly match the interior, if you choose the option in the color of the floor or walls. In this case, PVC is cut well, which makes it possible to use it even for round-shaped covers. Plastic covers for the aquarium are light and comfortable, but not entirely safe in terms of harmful emissions, as well as reactions to heating by lighting lamps.
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You can also make a nice cover for the aquarium from plexiglas . It has almost the same properties as real glass, and it is easier to work with it and much lower risk of breaking an accidentally made lid.
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