Backyard Aquaponics
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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

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

Cool, I'll give it a go

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.

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

Fish to suite the climate is a good choice.

... 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!

BTx

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.

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:)