ZEOvit/200G Build Journal - 34G Solana

[Delphinus]

Yeah, indeed, how horrible.

Seriously though, glad you got there in the nick of time. What are the odds ... and man I hate losing fish to jumping (or escaping as in the case of eels). What a sucky way to go. I can't believe I lost my canary wrasse when I had eggcrate on the tank .. did he have a one in a million shot and fit through the squares just right? Or did he have enough inertia to lift the eggcrate up, pass through over the glass, and the eggcrate just fall back down onto the tank? Guess I'll never know. (And yes I know I've complained about this a lot and yes it was a year ago but yes I really do obsess over things like this. I want to know so I can take steps to ensure it can't happen again!!)

I like your idea of a cover when unattended although that's something I see not working for me for very long. I prefer something permanent that I can circumvent just enough for ease of feeding, like a little flapper hole I can open up to get my hand through..

[GreenSpottedPuffer]

Originally Posted by wisesam

So it's not a sad night after all.
Your fish survived the suicide attempt, nitrates tested 0. And the tank is doing great.

...AND the Canucks beat the Sharks

Originally Posted by Delphinus

Yeah, indeed, how horrible.

Seriously though, glad you got there in the nick of time. What are the odds ... and man I hate losing fish to jumping (or escaping as in the case of eels). What a sucky way to go. I can't believe I lost my canary wrasse when I had eggcrate on the tank .. did he have a one in a million shot and fit through the squares just right? Or did he have enough inertia to lift the eggcrate up, pass through over the glass, and the eggcrate just fall back down onto the tank? Guess I'll never know. (And yes I know I've complained about this a lot and yes it was a year ago but yes I really do obsess over things like this. I want to know so I can take steps to ensure it can't happen again!!)

I like your idea of a cover when unattended although that's something I see not working for me for very long. I prefer something permanent that I can circumvent just enough for ease of feeding, like a little flapper hole I can open up to get my hand through..

Yeah, yeah...I said almost It was more like a wake up call to get my screen top done asap.

Very lucky not to go for the beer...me turn down a beer? So weird. I guess after spending like $50 on disgusting, over priced hockey game beers, I wasn't in the mood.

The mesh works well and is super light and easy to remove or replace a few times a day. It does block a lot of light though. So it doesn't work as a permanent solution. It works for someone like me who is home all the time. When it is over the tank, its just simply like a cloudy day. No big deal.

If I left the house for work each day though, I would have to come up with something else. I would most likely do the same thing though but light the tank starting at 4PM or whenever I got home.

Many of my friends in Florida used to go with nighttime photoperiods because of heat issues in the day. I used think it was kind of cool.

[spoot]

Why no try building one of those nearly clear mesh tops from reefcentral? Would be a lot less hassle than having to put the screen on everytime you leave.

[GreenSpottedPuffer]

Originally Posted by spoot

Why no try building one of those nearly clear mesh tops from reefcentral? Would be a lot less hassle than having to put the screen on everytime you leave.

Nah, I just dont like them. Its no big deal for me. I get into routines very easily. I don't see it as a hassle at all.

When I looked into the clear mesh in the past, I also couldn't find it anywhere.

EDIT: Although I guess making it out of the clear mesh would be great as long as its still easily removable. Same idea but may as well use the clear mesh if I can find it somewhere.

[Jack]

Do both halides turn off at the same time?

[GreenSpottedPuffer]

Originally Posted by Jack

Do both halides turn off at the same time?

No, he is fine when the first one goes off. Its the second one that freaks him out.