Prevent fish going through overflow teeth or grill.

CoralNerd · Dec 21, 2014

After having my new tank set up I purchased a yellow watchmen gobbie. He was quite an escape artist and ended up in the filter socks on two occasions. I headed out to the hardware store to find something to prevent this from happening again. After walking every aisle I finally found the perfect product. See image below.

Around a $7 buck fix and works perfect.

xmas_one · Dec 21, 2014

What store?

CoralNerd · Dec 21, 2014

I bought it at Lowes. Look for it in the rain gutter section. It's plastic, cuts easy and you can zip tie it to the teeth. I put mine on the opposite side (not tank side) so you can't even see it. My overflow lid has a piece of acrylic that sits right between the gutter gard and the teeth. No adverse water flow either. ..note I have a coast to coast overflow.

SC50964 · Dec 21, 2014

BRS carries a clear netting that's perfect for fish and reef tanks.
http://www.bulkreefsupply.com/clear-netting.html

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CoralNerd · Dec 21, 2014

That application appears to be more for a screen top not a overflow gap reducer.

newtothis · Dec 21, 2014

Do you have a cover for your overflow?

CoralNerd · Dec 22, 2014

Yes...I have a overflow cover...it warped and I had to have a new made but yeah I have one.

Six2seven · Dec 22, 2014

not a bad idea. take a pic when finished to see how it looks.

Coelli · Dec 22, 2014

Got a pic of how you attached it? I have tons of that stuff left over from a gardening project.

CoralNerd · Dec 22, 2014

Pictures. You can see the material is behind my overflow grill and right behind it is the overflow cover. Like I said above the overflow cover has a piece of acrylic that goes down 1" and extends from side to side to help prevent warping.

Since I put the grill guard up the yellow watchmen tried to take another ride over the overflow but he couldn't fit. LOL The Yasha Gobbe is the only one that I'm worried about, he's new and I think he's hiding. If he doesn't make it I won't get another Yasha as their really small.

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