The BEST DIY Aquarium Lids! 

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Another good thing to do with those DIY lids is to use silicone to plug up the holes on each side to keep water from getting in the channels.. If water gets in there Algae can start growing inside the channels and mess everything up.. Just put a bit of silicone into each hole on both sides and your'e all good.. Thanks for sharing your knowledge with us.. I watch all of your videos.. I didn't see the comment below about using some silicone.. I think the way I explained it is a little better for those who can't picture the ends..

Bro... you rock. I'm a hobbyist. I took a 20-year hiatus from tankin but am back. 4 planted tanks and growing. Great video. I'm building a custom hood and needed this solution. I subscribed and will check your other vids. We all appreciate budget conscience hacks. This is one of the best solutions for lids.

I agree with the others I watch because I like your content and your tanks, I dont care what's on your walls. Have your fishroom the way you want it it's yours!

I love this product! In Australia it's called Suntuf Sunlite, and I've been using the 10mm thick panel for all of my aquarium lids for a couple of years now. My biggest cat (weighs about 20 lbs) regularly roosts on the lids of my 150 gallon tank, no problems! Retains its clarity reasonably well, and doesn't scratch too easily. I also have pet carpet pythons and I've used it for the back and end panels of their enclosures, insulates really well.

I make my lids the same way, but I even bought some clear acrylic hinges from Amazon and cut the lid in two and made it so that you can just open it. I used a similar 3M adhesive hook as a knob or handle for the side that opens.

Outstanding! I have a 75 gallon tank and this DIY project not only saved me money on a lid, but also left me with enough extra for more tanks to come. I hinged one side and use the same thing for handles. Thank you.

I overlooked lids when pricing my rack builds. You may have just brought me back into budget! Prices seem to have gone up since you posted this, but still more cost-effective than pre-fabbed lids!

Fast forward to 3.20 ..It gets you to the point much quicker...But I love the enthusiasm , it’s catching and we learn a bit more .

I think your fish room is fine the way it is. It's a fish room after all. Be you and upgrade if that is what you want but I see great ideas you have done the way it is. Thanks for all you do for the hobby. ~Brad~

Thanks for sharing this great tip Zenzo !.. I made two lids for my stacked tanks.. worked out great cheers

I was searching for another idea because the cost of acrylic tops for my large aquarium would be insane. I’m so happy to see your video. Thank you for sharing your idea! I never would have thought to try it…the greenhouse panels look great and are much more affordable. Thank you!

Thanks for the awesome lid idea! The price has gone up almost double since then but it is still waaaay more cost effective than glass lids. I plan on cutting a small hole in my lids for the co-op auto feeder to drop food through.

WOW!!! Answer to prayer!!! No lie!! I was LOOKING for Aquarium lid DIY suggestions!!! I think this IS IT!! We have a 75 gallon turtle tank. We built an above the tank basking station on one side from egg grate and plexiglass panels from a DIY Tutorial that the "Long Live Your Turtle" guy did. We covered the other side with a piece of egg crate fitted into the rim. It worked great until the cats decided to start laying on top of the egg crate and cracked it. I was going to consider something sturdier like metal hardware cloth but I hated the thought of possibly scratching up the metal rim or glass and wasn't sure it that would work. That's when I did a tank lid DIY search and found this. I'm hopeful to give this solution a try!!! Thanks for your video!!!👍😊

I been using this stuff as lids for years. Works amazing.

I currently use that double wall green house panels for my 180g Arowana tank. They are amazing . My fav thing about useing it is that is is firm yet flexible, so when my Arowana jumps he doesnt knock himself out from a hard acrylic or shatter glass. The con is you do need to seal off the ends of it where moisture can get in because it will start to mold inside of them.

I like the tank lid idea definitely going to use that.

I need to do these. I'm thinking of something super clear for tanks I have on the ground, but this would work for my sumps and eye level tanks.

Cory and Dean are going to be redesigning the fish room. Pretty exciting and I can't wait!

love this idea! off to make mine today.will be way lighter than the glass one i have that doesn't fit properly

Oh my gosh!! Thank you for this awesome tip!! I've been struggling with having a weird shaped corner tank that came lidless. I've had it for 9 years now. Same fish too!!But I had made a window screen frame and the chemicals in the tank started deteriorating the screen and my whole tank turned completely cloudy. (Possibly vinyl coated fiberglaas? Idk.) So thank you. I will lower my energy bill too. I have had 3 fish jump ship. Was able to save 2. A feeder gold fish that used to be 1" long and is now 9"+. Moby. And 2 different loaches. The first 4", jumped and I didn't hear it and he died. But the second loach 9"+ jumped and I grabbed him up, rinsed off the cat hair and dust bunnies in the sink and he was a slippery sucker, had to collect him with a cup. He's just fine. Thank you for the cool tip.

I like these lids! Thank you.... also, i found it funny that people are complaining about your fish room lighting and walls. Hey, it's yours! Seems like you're doing a great job with your fishies to me. Have a great night too

Zenzo if I wore one of your shirts it would insult your brand. I am glad you put this up! I have been screwing around with lids and I tried to do glass panels that slid one over the other. The physics of wet glass sliding on dry glass is against me. Some Aquarists use that plastic material Realtors have their signs made from, but it is not really clear and I need good light penetration as do we all. So my next step was going to be the hinged material that lets you lift half the lid. So now you come along yeah sure maybe it's been done a few times before but I have not seen this exact material made. Will this filter UV out? I will check I don't expect you to do all my work for me. Thank you again for this. After this video was over I was directed to "Clean your aquarium like a Pro!" You did it two years ago and there is a huge difference in your presentation. You were not bad at all, just maybe a bit more nervous or unsure, but you were relatable. I am like many others and I like the DIY King Joey, a fellow Canadian and a decent guy. Now he feels that he seemed so raw and nervous or rediculous because he was so raw. I have said this to him and I will say it to you. I have done TV show presentations and I know how nervous people can be, but it is okay because it makes you relatable. Maybe even encouraging because people look at you being nervous or just a bit off, you know not polished, but we look at this and think, "Maybe I could do this!" People draw a comparison and find you more relatable. I remember my first ever livestream over a year ago, I asked the guy about a 90 tall I had just bought. I didn't know it was specifically designed for corners thought it was just a cool shape. That was you that did the livestream and you had the decency to message me with some information. You are one of my valued Aquarists on my watch list and I always find you relatable as well as informative. As Bentley would say, "Stay awesome!"

i have those at my work. i was thinking about acrylic sheet but this is so much better

Thanks ! Helped me out a lot. It’s hard to find a lid for a 40 breeder.

Oooh interesting idea! I hate that the common aquarium lids have that black joint in the middle so you have to put the led strip off to one side. I got a sheet of acrylic free from my last job but I realized it had UV blocking coating so I never ended up using it

Thank u for the tip! My bamboo keep escaping!!! I’ll be getting some today! May I suggest using a reciprocal saw for small cuts? U can make round cuts wherever ur intake and out takes are! Much faster and cleaner! Just a thought!

Looking forward for the changes dude!!, all the best

I used glass tops...which was cut by Home Depot...all my tanks have heaters. But that DYI is great too. Can't wait for the upgrade of your fishroom...👍

Thanks for the post! I was able to make enough lids for three 20-longs, four 5-1/2 gallons, and a 10 gallon, with material left over! That's $4-$5 per lid! I use my circular saw to make the big cuts and a bandsaw for the notches. Eight lids for the price of a single 30" glass top! Only other difference is that I cut them so that the ribbing goes lengthwise to the tank. Gives me a very nice rounded front edge.

Might I suggest some silicone on the exposed open ends

Wow those lids are cool! I have a hood less tank and sometimes it gets annoying. It seems like an inch of water evaporates every day. Sometimes fish jump out. The worst part is it makes my room very humid. Its still a cool tank but hood less tanks have some cons

Gonna use this idea to make a lid for my 45 gallon thanks.

Grate video zenzo I made one like this for a 105g tank I pick up that had no lid and it worked grate until I could get a better lid thanks keep up the grate work love from the UK 🇬🇧

This video is right on time for me!!! Thank you so much for this great tip!!!

Look forward to seeing the updates! Cheers!

I much prefer Lexan (brand name for polycarbonate), it's sufficiently strong to hold a cat up and it's more clear allowing more light through.

Very helpful thank you! I definitely need an update but can't find the right size.

This is the hood lid idea I went with. Thanks

Excellent video quality and sound btw. It's almost like you're in the room in front of me lol. Great tip using the poly c thanks for that.

I know this is late but THANK YOU! 🙏

Great idea, I'm going to use those for my spare tanks without lids, thanks

Does this effect light getting through to plants? Will it flex/bow under the heat of LED lights?

video was just in time looking for new lids. thanks

awesome, Im headed to home depot!

I like your fish room. It's original.. not like all the others.

Amazing idea!

Awesome vid, I have a paludarium style tank, but I also have khuli loach lol so i needed something that was easy to modify 😂

I use green house glass in the UK bro! It's just as cheap local Glass cutter does it for charged me 12 pounds about 16 us dollars for 125g tank

I really need to get around to making new lids, so many of my tanks lids are busted in half or cracked, etc. haha

I did not know you can DIY that perfect lid. Good job 👍

The aquarium in this country is wonderful👍🇯🇵😊

It's funny, I just made one of these lids yesterday! Haha. Looking forward to the cosmetic changes!

Its 3 years ago but I don't think it was necessary for you to change this space. The room looked fine. It was the last thing I cared about when watching your video. Its 3 years ago though so I doubt that feedback matters now. To be fair though on the website......the revised room does look great so there is that! Thanks for sharing this info on lids as I was not happy with my glass lid for my 20 long and the way the connector for the 2 pieces of glass essentially blocks out some light. Also when removing it for anything significant while its not necessarily heavy, lighter is better and in this case, dropping it is bad. I need lids mainly for evaporation control. I will be buying some of this soon and experimenting. Thank you for the video!

First time viewer.... Never seen a lid like this before Awesome idea thanks 👍

I have a 55 gallon tank that I cannot find a wood canopy for. I am seriously considering of making my own using Oak and make it water resistant. Since I can't do that right now I ordered to 48" pieces of glass and have 2 24" plastic hinges and will attach the glass with the hinges and create a full length lid (I broke the cross bar at the top so I can't do 24" lids.) Hopefully this will work for me.

Hokie is okie dokie... your room looks fine man!

Whats the background? Super cool

... you upload this after I finish my fish room lids with the polycarbonate sheets.. /; oh well I’ll upgrade in the future! Nice vid

I plan on making those lids this summer they look better than my diy lids. You should check out the lights that LRB aquatics got

Very nice idea mate. Thankyou!

does the polycarb affect lighting at all? specifically with plant lights. Ive been wanting to set up a planted aquarium but australia evaporates all my water :/

Good video 👍🏻

I haven’t read through comments, but have you noticed if your tanks are darker? Less light penetration.

hi sir, you got yourself a new subscriber.

Nice video and good work with those lids,cheap and useful for sure!!!Keep up with what your're doing,cheers!!

Do you also know that according to the specifications THAT COVER BLOCKS UV LIGHT!! It says it right in the description.. So you may be insulating the aquarium but the UV light that's needed for plant growth will be gone. I have a full spectrum light which gives off UV according to the specs. it's supposed to help plants this cover would stop that.

I just go to my don mobiles glass and get tempered glass cut to size. They always enjoy doing side jobs and do it for a great price too.

Good idea friend

That same thing cost almost $90 today sept 2022 lol

Thanks for the tips bro!

Great DIY video Thank you

we lasercut 1/4" acrylic lids, but after a while they would bow...gonna have to try this stuff instead.

Water gets in them and algae grows.. reducing light..

Much appreciated!

Great video.

I dont realy understand though, how does it stays on the tank and not goes in? do you attach it to the walls of the tank or something? clip it?

Yeah not sure if I'm being silly but I have a fluval spec. If I cover the little hole will it mean that no air will get in will trouble the fish?

Where did you get your one round tank ? I want one in glass bc my plastic got foggy

I know you said you can put your lights on it but the heat from the light will not burn or cause damage to the lid itself?

really useful

What do you think works best to cut the panels into the proper size

Great Idea...I Have an Older Glass 90 Gallon Tank Without a Center Brace so I Just Place a Couple Pieces of Glass Over It But They Don't Fit Right. My Question is Will the Polycarbonate Sheets in This Video Work & Will They Eventually Bow in the Middle Without a Brace in the Middle? Thanks

The silver walls are fine by me. I am more interested in the advice. Thanks.

lmfao this is perfect i want to do this on the weekend

so what you should really do before using the cut outs is to hot glue all the open ends oderwise in time it will fog up the plastic and not allow the light through :) otherwise great video :)

thank you for sharing

Thank you

What are the pretty yellow fish behind you? Love your videos!! I always learn something.

Menard's has this for $42.99 for a 4'x8' panel!

If used on a large tank (8') will they warp over time?

Hi, love from India, actually i want to know whats that black colored rim used on top of all tanks. Where to buy it, whats the name of it.

Can I use that material to divider the aquarium ? Thank you

I've watched you maybe a handful of times but sick videos bro definatly earned a sub!!!!

I wish we had made diy lids sooner.

How good are the lid with corals?

How is the light transfer, in you video the tanks that you show with the cover on are dark tanks. Would love to see it on that salt tank just to see the light transfer. Cool video though been looking for a good material. Thank you

My tank lid snapped in half is it bad if I tape it back together to save it or is that bad

have you tried just using plastic wrap?

Does the fish tank temperatures match the temperature that you keep the room? Or does the science work out that you have to keep the room a few degrees warmer to reach the temperature goals of your tanks? Is it more economical to heat this way vs. aquarium heaters?