Making your own lid?

[FrogFarm]

Hey just wondering if any of you have experience making a DIY lid for your tank.
I'm picking up a 30 gallon and I don't want to fork out a lot $ when I could just as easily make one.

What would you guys recommend?

[Paul Rust]

One of my first home-built setups is the 75 gallon vert. that houses my R.amazonica. I built it from acrylic and at the time I didn't know that high humidity warps acrylic, even though it is 1/2" the top warped. So I would say "not acrylic".

[sschind]

If you can just as easily make one and it won't cost as much money then by all means make one. As long as it does the job.

[FrogFarm]

One of my first home-built setups is the 75 gallon vert. that houses my R.amazonica. I built it from acrylic and at the time I didn't know that high humidity warps acrylic, even though it is 1/2" the top warped. So I would say "not acrylic".

Haha thanks for the tip.

I'm thinking Plexiglas.

[Animalnstinct]

Haha thanks for the tip.

I'm thinking Plexiglas.

You could always cut a sheet of glass. Plexiglass actually usually warps quicker then acrylic a lot of the times. Also, Ive talked to others who have tried lexan and they claim that it took years till it started warping if you are unsure of working with glass. ( glass makes me nervous, lol )

[FrogFarm]

That's my issue with glass, always afraid it will get knocked down.

It's mainly to keep the cats out, someone suggested using chloroplast and replacing it when it gets wrecked, cheap and simple. I might try that......

[UncleChester]

I've made two lids. One out of eggcrate (the plastic stuff commonly used for false bottoms, oh and lighting fixtures too) lined with fiberglass screen. The eggcrate to support a cat or two, the fiberglass screening to keep bugs and small frogs in as well as car hair out (which sticks to frogs for a sad sight).

My other home made lid is made out of a sheet of aluminium, 1/8" think I believe, that has small holes all over it (it came that way). I have no idea where this is from, some friends had a giant roll lying around that someone had given them. Same requirements, keep cats out, frogs in, and provide lots of ventilation for a treefrog.

Both my versions are visible in my album, but nothing specifically of the lids:

Frog Forum - UncleChester's Album: Vivariums