worried about jumpers

[SilverAvia]

Ok so I am getting ready to start my build this week and I have been thinking a lot about my canopy, my husband is going to build a wooden one that has an open back and has the lights suspended in it. However i'm worried about fish hoping out, I have heard about putting clear screens over the tank but i am going with a hang on the back overflow, and the return pipe from the sump with need to go thru it? Anyone have this same problem?

 

[Mark Bianco]

Just cut the screen out where the filter and the pipes go.

Mark

 

[McGarnicle]

BRS sells kits to make your own as well, just cut a hole out for the overflow and return

 

[billdogg]

Here's how I did the screen tops for mine, to allow for power cords. This allows me to remove the front section for easy access but leave cords/plumbing alone. Get the screening from www.bulkreefsupply.com and the frame parts from HD/Lowes. Don't forget to get plenty of corners (I used 16) and the correct size spline.

hth

 

[TDM70]

any type of mesh screen would be your best bet!

 

[rfgonzo]

Get your self some screen from Home Depot or lowes and staple it to the back of your canopy almost as if it was a back panel.

 

[UTCReefer]

The BRS kits are great, however it depends on what type of lighting you are using. Under my 400w MH lights it became brittle and disentigrated in about a year.

 

[rfgonzo]

The BRS kits are great, however it depends on what type of lighting you are using. Under my 400w MH lights it became brittle and disentigrated in about a year.

This is the reason I like screen on the back of the canopy no light gets blocked and the screen does not become brittle.

 

[devimik]

If you're using a canopy, the only place they can jump is out the back or into the overflow right? So, since I use a canopy and have a few jumpers, I just used some gutter guard and protected the overflow and all the way across the back of the tank from the wall to the tank lip - secured it with velcro for easy removal.

Here's my post about it in case this might help. http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2281529

 

[snorvich]

Good advice above. Best to insure that fish cannot leave the aquarium. All fish can jump, but a mesh top as pictured above will prevent that.