Screen/Netting Cover

[will16]

Finding out the hard way that egg crate really doesn't work. Trying to find mesh or netting that I can use that blocks the least amount of light. Does anyone have any suggestions/sources?

Thanks,
Will

 

[The Saltman]

Tagging along. Someone suggested bird netting at lowes. The only bird netting I found at lowes was black and not clear. Also, it wasn't that closely knitted.

 

[Kevomac]

What do you mean it didn't work? Did something slip out the squares? Give us an idea what happened, and we may be able to help better.

 

[Gary Majchrzak]

Re: Screen/Netting Cover

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12385804#post12385804 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by will16
Finding out the hard way that egg crate really doesn't work. Trying to find mesh or netting that I can use that blocks the least amount of light. Does anyone have any suggestions/sources?

Thanks,
Will

look here, Will:

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=1084436&highlight=garden

 

[will16]

Gary... Thanks! Exactly what I was looking for. I remember seeing your post but could not find it again

Saltman, yes. I had 2 wrasses jump through in the past week. One I was able to get back in the tank in time to recover, one was not so fortunate.

 

[ACBlinky]

I recently built a top from screen framing and the bird netting mentioned above. What I did was triple the screening, with all three pieces at different angles -- this way, you end up with small, triangular holes. My netting is black, but that doesn't seem to affect things; it still blocks less light than the old eggcrate did.

 

[snorvich]

1/4 inch seems to work well. Egg crate for sure does not work.

 

[jallen100]

I need to do the same. I lost my first fish last night because of this.

 

[JStorey]

I used window screen frames and put in 1/4" mesh pond netting I got online at watergardens.org. It is black but doesn't seem to block any light and keeps the jumpers in. It was easy to use and very cheap.