Braves Fan
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Ok ,, now that I have had my new Clear View Aquarium Screen Top for several months ,, I wanted to give a review on it ,, I think its the best Top you can buy on the market ,, sort of ,, it has a problem that needs to be addressed ,, Tops used to be individually made with a solid border piece made all the way around the rim of the top ,, Clear View came up with the idea of making a jig saw corner piece for the Tops ,, they also ,, on my Top ,, use these jig saw pieces on either side of any cut outs that I have on my Top ,, I understand why they came up with this idea ,, and its a great idea ,, they can pre make these pieces ,, and only have to custom make the longer pieces that will go between the jig saw pieces ,, quick turn around when Tops are ordered ,,
The down side ,, on my Top ,, which fits over a 60x30 tank ,, other than the 2 outside border pieces ,, there is only 1 support piece going from front to back in the center of the Top ,, this is a big deal ,, it makes the Top to flimsy when you have to remove it ,, I am really careful when I have to remove the Top ,, but the Top still bows because of it being to flimsy ,, this bowing has caused my Top to have the screen and rubber piece holding the screen in place to pop out ,, I have had to push it back in place ,, I have also had the jig saw pieces on either side of my feed door pop out of their fitting ,, had to push these back into place ,, I have read in other Forums where these Jig Saw pieces have actually cracked because of the stress on them when removing the Top ,, the Top had to be sent back to Clear View to be repaired ,, or they Clear view has just sent a new jig saw piece ,, my answer to this problem ,, which is not my Idea
another Reefer in a local Forum I am in ,, he had the same problem ,, was to get some clear tape and place it on the under side of these Jig Saw pieces ,, to relieve some of the stress on them when you have to remove the Top ,, your still going to have a stress problem though ,, no way around that ,,
If you buy one of these Tops ,, the way they are designed ,, you are going to have this problem ,, the answer to this problem ,, is to add more support pieces from front to back on these Tops ,, jmo ,, my Top has one of these support pieces ,, it needs 3
So ,, would I recommend you buying one of these Tops ,, the answer is ,, no ,, not until they add more support pieces in them ,, even if the Top were to be a solid piece all the way around the Top and not use the Jig Saw pieces,, you would still have this problem because of the Top being to flimsy ,, jmo Clear View at some point will have to address this issue ,,
I have another tank ordered and will be wanting one of these Tops for it ,, it won't be ordered until this problem in the Tops is fixed
The down side ,, on my Top ,, which fits over a 60x30 tank ,, other than the 2 outside border pieces ,, there is only 1 support piece going from front to back in the center of the Top ,, this is a big deal ,, it makes the Top to flimsy when you have to remove it ,, I am really careful when I have to remove the Top ,, but the Top still bows because of it being to flimsy ,, this bowing has caused my Top to have the screen and rubber piece holding the screen in place to pop out ,, I have had to push it back in place ,, I have also had the jig saw pieces on either side of my feed door pop out of their fitting ,, had to push these back into place ,, I have read in other Forums where these Jig Saw pieces have actually cracked because of the stress on them when removing the Top ,, the Top had to be sent back to Clear View to be repaired ,, or they Clear view has just sent a new jig saw piece ,, my answer to this problem ,, which is not my Idea
another Reefer in a local Forum I am in ,, he had the same problem ,, was to get some clear tape and place it on the under side of these Jig Saw pieces ,, to relieve some of the stress on them when you have to remove the Top ,, your still going to have a stress problem though ,, no way around that ,,If you buy one of these Tops ,, the way they are designed ,, you are going to have this problem ,, the answer to this problem ,, is to add more support pieces from front to back on these Tops ,, jmo ,, my Top has one of these support pieces ,, it needs 3
So ,, would I recommend you buying one of these Tops ,, the answer is ,, no ,, not until they add more support pieces in them ,, even if the Top were to be a solid piece all the way around the Top and not use the Jig Saw pieces,, you would still have this problem because of the Top being to flimsy ,, jmo Clear View at some point will have to address this issue ,,
I have another tank ordered and will be wanting one of these Tops for it ,, it won't be ordered until this problem in the Tops is fixed
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