Help with making a lid.

[Sanctum38]

Alright, so I will be purchasing a 90gal this week, the seller says it will need a new lid.

Now I dont know if I will just be able to find one at a LFS, if its traditional sized tank measurement wise (they havent told me the measurements yet).

BUT if I cant go that route, what would it take to make a lid to house the lighting system?

Thanks. (keep in mind I am a bit of an aquarium noob)

[gklaw]

You may want to Google aquarium lighting to see get some ideas first. What do you mean by "lid" and are you planning to "make" it yourself ?

- What are you keeping - salt of fresh ?
- That will dictates what kind of lighting you will be using ?
- Do you want an open top may be with planted growing above
- Do you worry about fish jumping out

There are "generally" 4 approaches:

1. A plastic canopy with fitted florescent light bar above.
2. A glass top with the light sitting directly on top
3. A fixture with legs sitting on the tank
4. A custom build wood canopy with light mounted on the canopy above

Whether you tan has a centre brace or not will affect some of the above approaches.

How you go about also depends on how much you can "make".