Hood or tray..or neither?

[kaz]

I am about to move my fish from a 2.5ft tank to a 4ft tank.

The 4ft tank has been used for my terrapins and they have the clearseal open tank.

The terrapins have been using the Fluval 405 external filter and I intend to use this for the fish(emptied and cleaned thoroughly first - with new filter media which has been added into their 2.5ft tank with them atm ready to be added when I move them to the 4ft).

I intended to get a hood of some description for the 4ft, but it needs to accomodate the fluval 405 input and output tubes. I already have an attachment for a tubular light bulb that I can suspend from the top of the tank. So, how can I use a specialist hood?

Could I feasibly use just a condensation tray? But can I suspend the light underneath the condensation tray?! Or can I simply leave the tank open and keep the water level a little lower?

I originally thought that this move to a bigger tank would enable me to finally get some denison's barbs...but, have decided to increase my cories instead.

I have 2 x otocinclus' (please know, I realise numbers are low on various tank members and will be rectifying this with the move ); 1 x 3 lined cory (re-homed to me); 7 giant danios; 4 blue tetras; 2 x pygmy cories; 1 false SAE; 6 chain loaches and 3 x japonica shrimp.

Thank you for reading/ your time.

Kaz

[Diana]

I would not go lid-less on this tank, even with the water a bit lower.

With your current list, I think there is room for Denison's Barbs. They might play around with the Danios: Both are active, fast moving fish that will zip from one end to the other in this tank.

What is the actual species of the 'false SAE'? If it is Epalzeorhynchos kalopterus, then maybe skip the Barbs. Flying Foxes can get a bit aggressive toward similar fish.

[kaz]

I would not go lid-less on this tank, even with the water a bit lower.

With your current list, I think there is room for Denison's Barbs. They might play around with the Danios: Both are active, fast moving fish that will zip from one end to the other in this tank.

What is the actual species of the 'false SAE'? If it is Epalzeorhynchos kalopterus, then maybe skip the Barbs. Flying Foxes can get a bit aggressive toward similar fish.

Hi Diana
My False SAE = Garra taeniata. I will try n find a picture to post

This was taken a while ago though! She (?) is now much bigger n fatter



So, how can I cover the tank? Could I put the bulb (tube) suspended from the glass beams with, I was thinking, either condensation tray, or Ive now seen the option of 2 glass sliding 'doors', above'?

It is simply to accomodate the Fluval filter, otherwise I would simply buy a hood for it.

Puzzled.

Kaz