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 Post subject: Round fish tank lids
PostPosted: Aug 11th, '10, 09:05 
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Hey folks
I need to make a lid for my new round tank of 2m diameter. I want it hinged in the middle and maybe domed a bit
Would using the blue lined black plastic pipe work as the rim? I will be covering it with high blockout shadecloth


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 Post subject: Re: Round fish tank lids
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Should work. Have a couple of loops going over the top to dome it.


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Cool, I'll give it a go :mrgreen:


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Another idea is to make a steel wire frame dome. Then wrap the black pipe in a coil to cover the top. Then in winter you can pump through the cover to heat up the water a little.


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Good plan but I am hopeless with steel. Will stick to a shadecloth cover and just get fish to suite my climate


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Fish to suite the climate is a good choice.


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... Post a pic of the end result - I too have a round tank, but have started to build the subframe for a hardwood decking lid!

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I simply used some fencing panel pieces to make my fish tank lid and then attached netting and shade cloth over that. It isn't domed but was real easy.


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Should work. Have a couple of loops going over the top to dome it.


you could get some Philmac fittings, put T's in 4 places around the rim then run pipe between the two adjacent eachother to create the dome.

not sure if you could make 2 semi circles and hinge them ahahahah i reckon you could its tough that pipe:)


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