evabug1 Posted January 22, 2015 Report Share Posted January 22, 2015 That is a definite advantage! Thanks for the info on suggested thickness. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyeGuy411 Posted January 22, 2015 Report Share Posted January 22, 2015 Home Depot sells lexan up to 1/4" thick. It does not bow like regular plexi glass so there is no need for lexan thicker that 1/4". If you were to find it that thick it would be pretty exspensive as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesHe Posted January 23, 2015 Report Share Posted January 23, 2015 Glass is cheep but I'd rather have lexan polycarbonate top's. Much safer very hard to break but cost more. Haven't tried it yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elo500 Posted January 23, 2015 Report Share Posted January 23, 2015 Looks like you can order polycarbonate cut to size online at tapplastics.com . They have 1/4 poly. Price looks reasonable. If one goes glass route, how thick? The homedepot glass looks scary thin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mayphly Posted January 23, 2015 Report Share Posted January 23, 2015 I got 1/4" lexan tops for my 10 gallon tanks from Tap Plastics and I think it came to $50. For four tops. Elo500 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OMG Aquatics Posted January 24, 2015 Report Share Posted January 24, 2015 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polycarbonate This info may be wrong but "polycarbonate is incompatible with ammonia and acetone because it dissolves in their presence" So let's say a tank randomly had an ammonia spike, would the evaporating damage the polycarbonate? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyeGuy411 Posted January 26, 2015 Report Share Posted January 26, 2015 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polycarbonate This info may be wrong but "polycarbonate is incompatible with ammonia and acetone because it dissolves in their presence" So let's say a tank randomly had an ammonia spike, would the evaporating damage the polycarbonate? Well for one the ammonia will not evaporate out just the H2O. I cant imagine that would ever be an issue unless you are dosing straight ammonia and spill some on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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