erik.hueno Posted June 25, 2021 Share Posted June 25, 2021 Hello everyone, I just started keeping real plants in my aquarium, and therefore now have a much nicer light to help them grow. I have a TopFin 29 gallon aquarium that came as part of a tank kit from PetSmart. Unfortunately, the 30” glass lids I’ve tried have all been too long and hang off the side. I would greatly appreciate any knowledge from someone who has dealt with a similar issue. It would be great if a proper-fitting lid existed somewhere out there. Otherwise, I may order a custom pane of glass. Thanks for any help! I greatly appreciate it. Erik Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colu Posted June 25, 2021 Share Posted June 25, 2021 You could get some clear plastic and cut it to size 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mountaintoppufferkeeper Posted June 25, 2021 Share Posted June 25, 2021 Ive used the 4mm double wall polycarbonate greenhouse panels for lids. Pretty easy to cut, can be made to fit perfectly, not too expensive, and insulates nicely on my tanks. Usually let through 80% light or so. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Posted June 25, 2021 Share Posted June 25, 2021 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DannyBWell Posted June 25, 2021 Share Posted June 25, 2021 I got this one on Amazon that works great on my aqueon 29g. H2Pro 30" Glass Canopy 20 Long/29 Gallon Aquarium Fish Tank 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erik.hueno Posted June 25, 2021 Author Share Posted June 25, 2021 On 6/24/2021 at 11:38 PM, DannyBWell said: I got this one on Amazon that works great on my aqueon 29g. H2Pro 30" Glass Canopy 20 Long/29 Gallon Aquarium Fish Tank Thanks for your reply. Unfortunately, I need one that’s about 28.5” long. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DannyBWell Posted June 25, 2021 Share Posted June 25, 2021 On 6/24/2021 at 11:48 PM, erik.hueno said: Thanks for your reply. Unfortunately, I need one that’s about 28.5” long. Dang was really hoping that would help. I would suggest what the other person said with green house siding or what I've done too is get a piece of glass from a home improvement store along with super glue and a cabinet handle and I superglued the handle onto the glass and worked pretty decent for me you can then order aquarium top backstriping for pretty cheap and cutting glass is easy with a square. Good luck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erik.hueno Posted June 25, 2021 Author Share Posted June 25, 2021 On 6/24/2021 at 11:53 PM, DannyBWell said: Dang was really hoping that would help. I would suggest what the other person said with green house siding or what I've done too is get a piece of glass from a home improvement store along with super glue and a cabinet handle and I superglued the handle onto the glass and worked pretty decent for me you can then order aquarium top backstriping for pretty cheap and cutting glass is easy with a square. Good luck Both are great ideas. I think I’m going to end up getting a piece of glass in the correct size for my tank. Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eatyourpeas Posted June 25, 2021 Share Posted June 25, 2021 You could also use plastic live hinges to secure the lid to the tank. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erik.hueno Posted June 25, 2021 Author Share Posted June 25, 2021 On 6/25/2021 at 1:10 AM, eatyourpeas said: You could also use plastic live hinges to secure the lid to the tank. Great idea! Thanks! I’ll look into that to see if it would work for my tank size. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slick_Nick Posted June 25, 2021 Share Posted June 25, 2021 On 6/24/2021 at 9:38 PM, DannyBWell said: I got this one on Amazon that works great on my aqueon 29g. H2Pro 30" Glass Canopy 20 Long/29 Gallon Aquarium Fish Tank I second this one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Streetwise Posted June 25, 2021 Share Posted June 25, 2021 I have had custom glass cut by a local small hardware store, and a local glass company. The glass business was able to chamfer the edges for me. Initially, I used the lid with hinges, but it grew a lot of algae on the underside. When I removed the hinge, the humidity and algae was greatly reduced. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyjuliano Posted June 25, 2021 Share Posted June 25, 2021 (edited) On 6/25/2021 at 12:48 AM, erik.hueno said: Unfortunately, I need one that’s about 28.5” long. Glass this thin is super easy to cut. A $5 glass cutter, and you’re in business. Edited June 25, 2021 by tonyjuliano 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erik.hueno Posted June 25, 2021 Author Share Posted June 25, 2021 I had a custom glass pane cut from a local glass business. It’s working great so far. Thanks for everyone’s help! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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