Also- mold..?

[CrimsonTide]

Also wish your bird was bigger. Parakeets are small and can get into smaller spaces.

 

[Brooke24]

Well there may need to be some DIY in your future to disappate the air that is coming around there or water probably and direct it elsewhere. There is probably a lot of evaporation or salt creep happening in that specific spot.

Would a lid help? Also about the bleach and apple cidar vinegar- you said it should be fine since I added the vinegar mixed in water, wiped it, and then added the bleach and soap detergent mix with hot water? Just a TINY bit nervous

 

[Brooke24]

Also wish your bird was bigger. Parakeets are small and can get into smaller spaces.

Yes for sure. He’s not as quite as small as a parakeet, but he’s pretty small. I’d say mid sized

 

[fishguy242]

your still with us!! that' s a good sign

 

[Brewski262]

Assuming you have a light mounted in the hood too makes your options a little more limited. You may be able to drill several 1 inch holes in the top. Space them out neatly. And or buy a usb powered fan.. slightly larger than a PC fan that you can have constantly blow underneath your lid somehow.. just brainstorming some ideas.

 

[CrimsonTide]

Would a lid help? Also about the bleach and apple cidar vinegar- you said it should be fine since I added the vinegar mixed in water, wiped it, and then added the bleach and soap detergent mix with hot water? Just a TINY bit nervous

Lid over the entire tank will mess up the gas exchange that will happen in your tank from what I understand..... some sort of Lid around your overflow..... that might help you a bit.


AND you are fine with bleach and vinegar the way you did it. They just can't be mixed together and then used.

 

[Brooke24]

your still with us!! that' s a good sign

Lol absolutely. The majority of my problems when it comes to fish keeping it the most basic stuff like this. I’m guessing most reefers knew this already, guess I didn’t get the memo

 

[Brooke24]

Lid over the entire tank will mess up the gas exchange that will happen in your tank from what I understand..... some sort of Lid around your overflow..... that might help you a bit.


AND you are fine with bleach and vinegar the way you did it. They just can't be mixed together and then used.

Sweet, I almost had a heart attack. I will research some more methods on how to slow evaporation, especially because my parents like to complain about me topping off my water every two days

 

[CrimsonTide]

Assuming you have a light mounted in the hood too makes your options a little more limited. You may be able to drill several 1 inch holes in the top. Space them out neatly. And or buy a usb powered fan.. slightly larger than a PC fan that you can have constantly blow underneath your lid somehow.. just brainstorming some ideas.

1inch holes would be great if she didn't have a parakeet. I like the fan idea. That could work if the fan is pushing air out somewhere.

 

[Brooke24]

Assuming you have a light mounted in the hood too makes your options a little more limited. You may be able to drill several 1 inch holes in the top. Space them out neatly. And or buy a usb powered fan.. slightly larger than a PC fan that you can have constantly blow underneath your lid somehow.. just brainstorming some ideas.

I don’t yet have a light mounted; I MAY or MAY not be able to get my parents to let me hang one. I’m honestly not sure if I want T5’s or LED’s yet so it will make a difference I’m sure

 

[Brewski262]

1inch holes would be great if she didn't have a parakeet. I like the fan idea. That could work if the fan is pushing air out somewhere.

You think 1 inch would be too big for a parakeet to sabotage the tank?

 

[CrimsonTide]

I say kill the bird and get rid of the canopy. Or kill the bird and then make the canopy open on top and mount lights in there no problems.

 

[Brooke24]

1inch holes would be great if she didn't have a parakeet. I like the fan idea. That could work if the fan is pushing air out somewhere.

Yes, this is true. I had Tuco, my bird, out a while back and he flew on top of my tank. I was sitting there eyeing him, then got nervous because of the open canopy back. I decided to put a sheet over the tank so he couldn’t get literally inside my tank.. he decided to crawl down the sheet and almost fall into the sump.

 

[Brewski262]

I don’t yet have a light mounted; I MAY or MAY not be able to get my parents to let me hang one. I’m honestly not sure if I want T5’s or LED’s yet so it will make a difference I’m sure

Well you could always do a DIY mesh top but idk how that would hold up with your bird. Not sure how heavy it is. Egg create would be a cheaper and easier option.

 

[CrimsonTide]

You think 1 inch would be too big for a parakeet to sabotage the tank?

Its her bird she would know if it is smart enough to drop things into 1inch holes. Every bird I've ever known friends to have was smarter than any dog or cat I've ever had. Cats and dogs like to sabotage tanks I can only assume a bird would

 

[Brooke24]

I say kill the bird and get rid of the canopy. Or kill the bird and then make the canopy open on top and mount lights in there no problems.

LOL. As mad as I get him some times when he rips chunks of my finger out, or try’s to drink my tank water, I will figure out a bird- safe way. A lid and hanging lights may work... conures are easily trainable as well. Every time he heads that way you put him in the cage

 

[Brooke24]

Well you could always do a DIY mesh top but idk how that would hold up with your bird. Not sure how heavy it is. Egg create would be a cheaper and easier option.

That’s what I was thinking. Between the bird and my mom it’s a lose lose situation

 

[Brooke24]

Its her bird she would know if it is smart enough to drop things into 1inch holes. Every bird I've ever known friends to have was smarter than any dog or cat I've ever had. Cats and dogs like to sabotage tanks I can only assume a bird would

He typically eats in his cage, which he is out of his cage for I would say around 3-4 hours a day. I will try training him... he’s smart, so I bet he will catch on easily just like he did to being potty trained

 

[CrimsonTide]

You can build a mesh top really easily. You can buy screen window kits at lowes or home depot. You would eventually change out the screen for something that allows more light a better mesh but it would work. Or u can just order the right mesh and do it that way.

I literally made a lid tonight.

 

[CrimsonTide]

I think that lid cost me $12. The clear mesh cost more but until you have corals that would work fine.