Just some pictures of a diy lid for my tank, using egg crate and zip ties. Lost 2 fish the last 6 months from jumping out and that’s just money down the drain. I did find some tops for my particular tank online but they want 100+ bucks. Na man lol.
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I e done those on some of my tanks. However it depends on the size of fish. I have had fire fish and some others jump through the grate and found dead laying on top. Also have had some like fire fish jump through the 1/4” net. Not sure how they can be that accurate.
Stephen8169301
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I’d still lay mesh over it I like the idea though I did pexiJust some pictures of a diy lid for my tank, using egg crate and zip ties. Lost 2 fish the last 6 months from jumping out and that’s just money down the drain. I did find some tops for my particular tank online but they want 100+ bucks. Na man lol.
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Agreed I had two gobies make it through the egg crate also kind of amazing like you said with such small openings! Also something else to keep in mind is the egg crate does diffuse a lot lot from getting to the tank at least it did for me.
I use it on my predator tank and my QT tanks so not so important on light. I purchased two custom covers for two of my tanks and they were spendy.
so the rest I have done Red Sea DIY covers and customize them for feeding holes etc and am pretty happy with them.
The diffuser sets on to of my Red Sea rimless predator tank and I add air to it as I’m moving to a larger tank for them and it cause salt creep and water down the front. Will upgrade it to the DIY soon.
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I e done those on some of my tanks. However it depends on the size of fish. I have had fire fish and some others jump through the grate and found dead laying on top. Also have had some like fire fish jump through the 1/4” net. Not sure how they can be that accurate.
Man at that point so be it, lol. Cause that is a accurate jump. And the only fish I have that could fit is my yellow watchman, and he never leaves from under a rock he’s made his with a pistol shrimp. The fish I did before this lid was a clown, and a expensive hawk fish that I had for a grand total of a week. My bi colored blenny probably could fit through but he’s like my watchman and lives in a hole in one of the rocks, and he comes out to forage and eat right back in the hole. It’s so funny to watch him literally throw it in reverse to get back in. lol
Yellow watchman actually happens to be one I lost like this. But it was acting strange and hanging at the top of the tank for a couple days. He was one that made it through 1/4” mesh.
Unknown without a par meter to be honest. But you can pretty well tell visually. How much darker does the tank get when you put them on. I use white from Menards, Home Depot not as pretty but reflects so don’t think I lose as much.
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Wow. Yea mine never strays far from where he has set up shop. The 2 fish I did lose to jumping I wasn’t surprised cause they frequented the top half of the tank. I’ll probably add mesh since some of you guys recommend it.
I used the 1/4” from like BRS and small zip ties.
biecacka
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Can you have a 3D insert printed for your tank, and then put the mesh in a “lip” so to speak?
I would love something like that for my tank too. Because some of the lids for $300+ is kind of crazy. I get it keeps fish in etc…..
corey
I would love something like that for my tank too. Because some of the lids for $300+ is kind of crazy. I get it keeps fish in etc…..
corey
