Cover for nano tank

[Steve-O-]

ya i thought of that its why i didn't want to cover it. I think im just gonna make a bigger lip around the tank i hope that will stop some deaths.

[mike31154]

There are alternatives to covering with glass. I've seen posts showing covers made of eggrate as well as other types of mesh material. This will allow gas exchange and minimize heat issues at the cost of a slight loss of light effectivity, but even glass will diminish the amount of light getting into your tank. This is where your smaller tank may actually be a blessing in that light loss should not be a huge issue with your 150MH.

No absolute guarantee against jumpers with eggcrate either though. I've also read posts about smaller specimens somehow finding an opening through the eggcrate/mesh to go carpet surfing. Your damsel managed to hit a pretty small target as well, it seems. My tank is open and I'll keep it that way. I used to lay some acrylic pieces along the edge, but it became a chore to keep them clean and with insufficient bracing, the thin acrylic would warp and bow. So far I've had one casualty due to carpet surfing, a lawnmower blenny.

[MCC]

what you just experienced was sheer bad luck...just make sure you don't get firefish, even though i read many times people still can keep them with open top..

not many fish jump at all.... and if they did jump it might be a reason to it....

I wouldn't bother covering up your tank due to one small dumb damsel... risking your tank over boiling!

[Steve-O-]

Originally Posted by MCC

what you just experienced was sheer bad luck...just make sure you don't get firefish, even though i read many times people still can keep them with open top..

not many fish jump at all.... and if they did jump it might be a reason to it....

I wouldn't bother covering up your tank due to one small dumb damsel... risking your tank over boiling!

HAHAH ya but you should of seen his jump it was amazing from the tank into a tiny ass hole in the sal meter hahahaha i mean 4 bucks down the drain not a big deal i was thinking of the future. I remember the last day before i took my 75g down my 6line wrasse jumped i found him dead behind the tank. My clown goby vanished and my fire fish did a jump onto the carpet thanks for all the info guys