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Hey everyone, can anyone with a Rio 180 please take a pic of the tank with the lid open/off as I really want to understand how it works so that I will know how to cut holes for external filter pipes to go in. There are literally no pictures of it with the lid off on the internet and none of my local shops sell them so I would really appreciate it if someone could show me how they worked! From what i've seen it looks like they have a section which comes up whilst the other bit stays down but I really don't have a clue myself (I don't even know what they are made of. Even if you can't take a pic any info on how I could do this would be great.
 
Nice, thanks very much, that'll make the job a lot easier! Is the cover made of wood, or is there just a wood finish on part of it?
 
its all plastic, but the wood effect stuff only goes around the outside, the black lids are, plastic..

the only wooden part is the stand.

A simple hacksaw will do the job for most of it. In theory you dont have to actually cut into the black lid pieces.
 
The cover that comes off is like black waterproof hardboard, about 3mm thick. The whole lid is in three parts, back and front, (which can be rotated up on a hinge or lifted off completely) and the middle part which houses the lights unit (this lifts off too and will slide towards the back or front to help when cleaning). The cover rests, quite loosely, on a frame round the tank. The frame is fixed and incorporates the centre bracing bar. It is in this frame that there are 2 cut-outs for pipes and cables. About 10cm from each end of the tank, each about 25mm wide by about 10mm deep. Off-hand I couldn't say how far up the glass comes inside the frame and if the glass is cut for the cut-out too, but I'll have a look for you. These cut-outs are big enough for shrimp to crawl out of. I have to block mine with bits of sponge to stop escapes.

Hope this helps.

Cathy
 
Do you still need a picture? I can take a couple tonight if need be. But top is plastic and will easily cut.
 
Thanks for the replies everyone, it would be great to have some pics but I have a rough mental image in my head now. If the cutouts go through the glass that would be ideal but the lid doesn't sound too hard to cut through anyway! The thing is that the tank will be going under my Cabin bed and fits with about 10cm to spare, will this be enough to open the lid for heavy maintinence like large water changes and scaping? If not i'll have to raise the bed (how much?)

Looking good so far :D
 
A tank on the floor can be a bit of a nightmare for water changes as its harder to siphon the water off and once its full of water its too heavy to move.

The Glass stops about 2 inches from the lid, the plastic surround is what you have to cut through so no fear of having to go through glass.

An adult might struggle with a small gap like that but i guess its possible although reaching to the back might be a bit of a pain. Do a test run before you start putting water into it.
 
Just incase you misunderstood what I meant, my tank AND CABINET will fit under my bed (luckily) and I am also not an adult so my small hands/wrists should help :lol:, how tall is the lid when it is lifted up and still attached to tank.

01062011622.jpg <--------Where tank will go
 
its about...15/18 cm i think, off the top of my head, i think the lid pieces are sold on eBay, could look on there for dimensions.
 
Its not a lid as such. there is a light bar in the middle with two plastoc flaps either side that you can lift open

I just measured a flap, it is 6" or 15cm tall

The thing is, they are easily removable, you can take the front flap off for easy access

Try youtube for a rio video
 
Thanks guys, I've decided that instead of trying to squeeze the tank under the bed I will simply rearrange my furniture a bit. Thing is that the floor isn't made of conventional floorboards as it is an extension to the house, Instead the floor is made up of large rectangular boards with an RSJ going through the middle of the room. We think that the corner to the right of the pic is the strongest place to have the tank... Any objections?
 
The RSJ should have wood coming out from it to the walls, a bit like a birds feather, so if its close to a wall the wooden beams should support it. Plus you will have the flooring sheets spreading the load. I wouldnt imagine it to be a problem, assuming you had a good builder :)
 
Try and spread the mass as well as possible, in the UK building regs state that floors must be capable of supporting 1.5KN m[sup]-2[/sup], that equates to 153Kg m[sup]-2[/sup], it should be fine providing you meet this target and spread it over as many joists as you can.
 
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