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03-15-2010, 10:38 PM
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Tagging along on this one. Same problem here. I don't want to cover the tank with glass as I am bordering heat issue territory as it is and I find meshes cut my light too much. I've been debating making some sort of mesh "wall" from my tank to the fixture that somehow doesn't look terrible.
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03-15-2010, 11:46 PM
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Use glass over the center 2/3s of the tank and fit eggcrate over the rest. works realy well as long as you clean the glass atleast once a week, micro fiber cloths work realy good at this. wash with water and viniger then then rinse with water and this is where you use a micro fiber cloth. works well for me. figured this one out because I have a 5 foot tank and only a four foot light. This way air circulates still because both ends are open you don't even get much condensation happening.
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03-15-2010, 11:49 PM
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Only true thing that won't block light is nothing Make a canopy, nothing in the way, but side up, fish can't jump out
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03-16-2010, 04:48 AM
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I built this cover with "bird netting" and I really do not see any reduction in light getting through. It's not 100% jump proof but it stops most. The smaller ones could still squeeze through if they aimed just right! It's 1" squares I think.
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03-16-2010, 06:28 PM
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wicked, thanks! Perfect weekend project while my partner is out of town
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03-19-2010, 12:16 AM
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Carmen
What did you use as a border to support the mesh?
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03-19-2010, 12:17 AM
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The plastic frame kits that you get at home depot or rona for building window screens by the looks of it..
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03-19-2010, 01:04 AM
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I found mine at canadian tire, I'm pretty sure home depot would have one too.
http://www.canadiantire.ca/AST/brows...en%252BKit.jsp
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