Suggestions for a top cover for my 60gal. cube

[coral_lagoon]

I have the Orbit 150watt MH with the 2 96watt actinics. This is my first time using their lighting, and product..
http://i483.photobucket.com/albums/rr197/rapid25_2008/IMG_0471.jpg

The distance between the lights and the water surface is about 4.5inches. So Im getting a TINY bit of salt creep building on to the lense of the actinic and metal halide. Should I just forget about the small build up and just wipe the lenses on the lights once a week? Or should I put some kind of cover on the top? If so, what kind of cover would you suggest? Thanks...

CL

[fishgeek12]

you can try the DIY mesh top in the DIY forum... i plan on doing this very soon!

[coral_lagoon]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=15308422#post15308422 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by fishgeek12
you can try the DIY mesh top in the DIY forum... i plan on doing this very soon!

Would the 150watt halide burn the mesh since its pretty close?

[chris31]

no you should be ok i think if you used a egg crate it would melt it but just take some small pieces of wood and staple the mesh to it and you got your self a lid... but if your doing it just because of salt creep i would just forget the cover and just keep whipping it off because not by much but it will decrease the amount of light entering the tank

[Aquarist007]

here are some ideas for you:

http://www.reefcentral.com/wp/?p=317

[Ritten]

This is what we did:

http://www.tcmas.org/forums/showthread.php?t=16625