DIY Lid Netting

[ShaggyRS6]

I was going to build myself a quick and dirty screen type lid until my custom one comes. Was thinking of using window screen mesh or will that not let enough light through?

If not, what do you recommend ?

 

[William Mumford]

I was going to build myself a quick and dirty screen type lid until my custom one comes. Was thinking of using window screen mesh or will that not let enough light through?

If not, what do you recommend ?

Bird netting. I dont know how long you are going to use it for but the window screen let's very little light though. If you want to go with a quick way. You can one of these.

https://www.lowes.com/pd/PLASKOLITE-Common-24-in-x-48-in-Actual-23-75-in-x-47-75-in-7-85-sq-ft-Louvered-Ceiling-Light-Panels/3280904?cm_mmc=shp-_-c-_-prd-_-lbm-_-google-_-lia-_-102-_-suspendedceilings-_-3280904-_-0&store_code=2476&gclid=Cj0KCQjw3JXtBRC8ARIsAEBHg4muOoQdUschj84ReEpmJpY5HZevuSr3-3Y6c5QD5FX3oRhZOT64lNgaAsTyEALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds

 

[ShaggyRS6]

Perfect! I’ll pick that up on the way home! Is that ridged? Or does it need to be secured to some wood ?

 

[William Mumford]

Perfect! I’ll pick that up on the way home! Is that ridged? Or does it need to be secured to some wood ?

Ridged. No wood needed and when you are done keep it. People use that stuff for so many things. I saw a guy who made a huge frag rack with it. Some people make a tiny box and put chaeto in it. It is in the florescent lighting section. And you can break it where ever you need to get the sizing you want.

 

[ShaggyRS6]

Lovely! Cheap as well! Will grab some tonight!

 

[CivicS14]

that looks like it would block a lot of light. i saw a tank with the redsea cover and it looks good. maybe that?

 

[ShaggyRS6]

For $16 I’ll give it a go.

 

[William Mumford]

It is used for lighting it is uv safe and can hold fish from jumping out it. Anything besides a custom top is going to block light. He is getting a custom top and wants something for now.

 

[Bouncingsoul39]

You can get the same mesh netting that brs sells for $10 on amazon. Better than Lowe’s betting and cheaper.

 

[William Mumford]

You can get the same mesh netting that brs sells for $10 on amazon. Better than Lowe’s betting and cheaper.

That is not netting. That is egg crate also know as a light grid for florescent lighting. Lowes sucks but it would be silly to order a light grid online.

 

[link81]

i use the egg crate on mine with LED's,
gives the tank an odd strobe look. i ended up cutting the center out right under the fixture. Made it much better. I will end up going with netting at some point. I'm sure with t5's the strobe wont be nearly as bad,
also watch out for fish size, that egg crate is 1/2", i've had at least one goby and 2 snails go through it.

 

[jelee01]

Funny. I used the exact same egg crate sheet at first till my custom lid arrived. It does block some light though. Eg spread.

 

[WVNed]

I have egg crate on the 240 and Lowes sells window screen kits you can cut to any size and extra corners so I made 2 tops for the 75 with one kit and a bag of extra corners. I used 1/4 inch netting from BRS.

Egg crate will not keep in small fish determined to jump. I learned that the hard way.

 

[ShaggyRS6]

Here is what I am gonna do. I am going to use window screen just at night. Then during the day I’ll risk it, the wife is always around and i have never had a clown jump and never had a lid in any of my tanks. Yes I know there is a first time for everything . I’ll just use the screen and some clips at night and not put any renound jumpers in until I have the permanent soloution!

 

[CivicS14]

Here is what I am gonna do. I am going to use window screen just at night. Then during the day I’ll risk it, the wife is always around and i have never had a clown jump and never had a lid in any of my tanks. Yes I know there is a first time for everything . I’ll just use the screen and some clips at night and not put any renound jumpers in until I have the permanent soloution!

what fish do you have in there now and what size tank?

 

[sunnisusie]

Where are you getting your custom lid at?

 

[ShaggyRS6]

what fish do you have in there now and what size tank?

No fish. 100G

 

[ShaggyRS6]

Where are you getting your custom lid at?

Octo I think!

 

[ca1ore]

I use window screen material on my QT tank and it blocks less light that one might think. It’d be fine as a temporary screen - just make sure to use the plastic screen material not the aluminum stuff.