Would an sump with a skimmer provide enough gas exchange for a fully submerged lid?

[tstor]

I've been thinking about interesting tank options, and one of the thinks I think could be interesting would be a lid that's fitted in the tank so that the bottom of the lid is just below the water level; so you'd see through glass on the top-side as well. You'd need to figure out an easy way to clean/feed, but that aside would it be possible to have enough gas exchange in the sump to offset the loss of area from the tank lid?

I was inspired a little by the Fluval edge, but something that would fit/work with a more traditional reef tank design.

 

[blaxsun]

Just make sure the lid is easily removable for maintenance (and you'll probably want a magnetic scraper on it at all times).

 

[WVNed]

If you make the tank water go through the sump enough.

 

[tstor]

If you make the tank water go through the sump enough.

Any way to find out what *enough* is without trial and error? Don't want to kill anything experimenting

 

[tstor]

Just make sure the lid is easily removable for maintenance (and you'll probably want a magnetic scraper on it at all times).

New to saltwater, is it a problem to leave the metal from the scraper in the water?

 

[laezur]

New to saltwater, is it a problem to leave the metal from the scraper in the water?

Anything metal in saltwater is going to rust eventually, don’t want that leaching into the tank

 

[WVNed]

Any way to find out what *enough* is without trial and error? Don't want to kill anything experimenting

You need someone smarter than me for that
@Lasse
If you wanted to keep livestock in an enclosed space how much turnover would you need with the area where the oxygenation occurs?
10x
20x
?

 

[\m/reefsnmetal\m/]

New to saltwater, is it a problem to leave the metal from the scraper in the water?

The ones I use in my tanks have plastic scrapers. They do fine with most stuff on the glass. I'll periodically use an extended metal scraper for the harder to remove stuff.

 

[SteveMM62Reef]

I saw a Manufactured Aquarium like that in a LFS, about three years ago. Top was touching the water, and you could view through the top. I think it was an all in one. The Store was Reef eScape in Fairfax, VA

 

[DavidinGA]

Yes the sump would provide plenty of gas exchange.

 

[piranhaman00]

Yes