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Hi all! I currently have a stantard pastic all-glass hod for all my tanks, except for my fry tank. Should i switch them to glass hoods? What are the benefits of this?

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Glass Versa-Top hoods are good for reducing evaporation a little better than a standard plastic hood, but can stain easily if not keep up with.

Versa tops are also good for placing multiple lights on top of a tank to grow plants with.

Really up to you, i think the glass tops look a little better and that way you can customize your lighting options. They also come with plastic strips you can cut for your filters and heater cords too, and can be replaced if yours gets gungy. With a plastic hood once you've popped out the hole, you've got it forever.

i have all plastic hoods, except for a few.


i use the glass hoods for fishes that are more "jumping risk" of course the glass is heavier so it reduces the chances of them jumping by alittle.


Glass gets to be a pain as water spots and stuff, so you will have to add another thing on the list when you do water changes.

i swear by glass. yes they do cost a bit more. but the one major advantage as you will be told, is the evaporation is highly decreased.

yes they are a little more work. but depending on how many tanks you have whats another 5 minutes.

everybody i've shown them to have liked them better. and IMO, they look alot better

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I have all the tanks, except two with glass tops & i don't see much difference in evaporation.


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I use plastic lids[and wire,and one of my breeding tanks only has a towel so the swordtails can't get out and the cats hate towels so they won't go in] I still clean the plastic with every water change tho.

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I put glass tops on so I can run large and often rather hot light systems. The hoods with plastic generally only have a tiny strip that will not accomadate anything but 1 standard fluorescent tube. That means you probably won't accomplish more than 1wpg in lighting. If the strip is larger it still doesn't stand up to the heat from a power compact very well.