Will Posted July 1, 2010 Share Posted July 1, 2010 has anyone built a pond netting window screen type of thing to prevent their fish from jumping? mind telling me how you made it? Or if anyone knows where i can find a link. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GKarshens Posted July 1, 2010 Share Posted July 1, 2010 Yeah I did. http://www.austinreefclub.com/topic/10226-my-new-84g-cube/page__st__40 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Hydro Posted July 1, 2010 Share Posted July 1, 2010 Egg crate works well, just cut to fit the top of the tank, just like the glass would be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robb in Austin Posted July 1, 2010 Share Posted July 1, 2010 Cant remeber if Gabe's was like this one, but here is a link to one I found that I liked. http://www.rareclownfish.com/forums/f32/diy-screen-covering-top-381/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Hydro Posted July 1, 2010 Share Posted July 1, 2010 You can paint the egg cate if you don't like white but they also have reflective egg crate that has a mirror type finish...might look nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teresa Posted July 1, 2010 Share Posted July 1, 2010 I've used the egg crate myself (it's ceiling lighting panels from any home store) and it kept my firefish from jumping out. Too bad I thought I'd see what happens if I took the egg crate off - I found a dried out firefish on the floor the next day Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will Posted July 1, 2010 Author Share Posted July 1, 2010 Do you see any issues with the egg crate limiting the amount of light that reaches the tank? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teresa Posted July 1, 2010 Share Posted July 1, 2010 My corals did wonderfully. The egg crate had between 3/8 of an inch to 1/2 inch openings so there was plenty of spaces for the light to shine through. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Hydro Posted July 1, 2010 Share Posted July 1, 2010 Do you see any issues with the egg crate limiting the amount of light that reaches the tank? I could see it being a problem if you didn't have even light distribution over the tank, in other words if you have a single light over a 75 gallon for example I do think that it would block some light. It is easy and cheap to find out, they have it at Lowes and HD for about $6 for 2'x4'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
medi Posted July 1, 2010 Share Posted July 1, 2010 I made one that was super cheap and easy. It also looked much nicer than eggcrate. Since I had a rimless Solana I went to HD and bought the prefinished foam L molding and birdnetting. Then I simply cut the angles to make 90 degree corners and glued the corners together with Loctite universal glue. Since it is foam the glue does an excellent job of holding the pieces together. As soon as that was dry I took small strips of the foam molding and used them to glue the birdnetting in place underneath the trim. I used it for over a 1.5 years before I sold the tank. Super easy and a lot cheaper than replacing fish. I'm at work, but i'll try and post some pics this evening so that you can get a better idea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will Posted July 1, 2010 Author Share Posted July 1, 2010 that would be great if you could Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
medi Posted July 2, 2010 Share Posted July 2, 2010 well sorry I am not sure what happened to all of the pics I took as I was building the thing. I inserted a pic of what the final project looked like from the front, but you can't really tell any detail. Hopefully this will give you an idea though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prof Posted July 2, 2010 Share Posted July 2, 2010 Go to HD or Lowes and buy window screen material. They have all the supplies to make a screen, frame and all, from scratch. Just stick with the plastic screens so they don't corrode. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dena Posted July 2, 2010 Share Posted July 2, 2010 While I was in Port A my Helfrichi jumped out of my Solana...which has egg crate on it. The girl watching the house was a bit confused as to how that happened...and I was a bit upset that it did. That fish had sentimental value Dena Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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