Building tank lid

I need advice in how to build a lid for my 1.2m tank.

 

Plastic, Wood or Glass?

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My apologies for taking so long to reply, had problems with my laptop and could not attach picture on phone.

I was thinking of using wood something like the tank that @rednox sold a while back.

Any Ideas?

 

I hope you can build a lid faster than you took to reply to @Swagasaurus question or put a picture up -Lol

 

Next time I would rather use Marine Plywood for Durability than any presswood,Superwood or Solid Wood.It will also not be so heavy and much more durable.I would then use a stained varnish to get close to the shade I want.

 

Hope not because then it will never hapen!

 

Have you got any plans to build it? Anything will be very helpfull.

 

I used shutter ply to build mine. Shutterply is the commercial equivalent of marine ply and the sheets are stuck together with water resistant glue. Used about 5 coats of woodoc inside and out and it works brilliantly.

Will upload some pics later so you have an idea.

 

i still have the tank and lid lol i got myne from a LPS really good quality wood and build payed like R850 for it, its over a year old and still no probs what so ever

 

the LPS that i got it from build there own units from top to bottom the tank and lid in the picture ontop goes together.

 

Thanks that will be excellent.

 

Please PM me the place that made it for you.

 

Sorry for the late reply. Here are the pics as promised:

 

@koganm how do you deal with evaporation/ventilation with that lid? because i can almost imagine water running from your lights as you open the lid.

 

The back panel is half the width from the top of the hood to the tank, so i have a gap of around 50 mm. I dont have a problem with evaporation. If i do, then a small pc fan should sort it out.

 

ok cool.

 

Thanks for help.I see what you mean with sheets of wood stuck together.