I have a jumper question!

[zoechance]

I have been building and cycling my new 90G reef tank for a few months and I will soon stock some new fish. Some known to be jumpers... Question is I have 4 inch eurobracing around my tank 42" x 24" so do I still need to make some sort of cover or will the eurobracing prevent the suicide mission?
Hope this isnt too dumb of a question but can the fish jump from the middle and clear the eurobraced edge of the tank? :blink::blink:

 

[yaridong]

Yes they can

 

[El Dude]

Oh yes! You better slap some netting on that bad boy!

 

[zoechance]

Darn!! LOL thought that would be the answer.... What types of lids have people made for their open tanks that are oh so popular these days.....

 

[zoechance]

Oh yes! You better slap some netting on that bad boy!

Does the netting or lid interfere with the lighting? wanna have cool corals LPS and SPS and a cool nem.....

 

[El Dude]

Get a cheap plastic framed window screen kit from a hardware store. BOOM!

 

[El Dude]

Does the netting or lid interfere with the lighting? wanna have cool corals LPS and SPS and a cool nem.....

Yes and no. If you get ultra fine netting then yes. But if you get the 1/4" netting then it would be negligible.

 

[dorkymk3]

My tank is fully enclosed minus the back of the canopy. I lost two fishes from jumping out to the back of the tank

 

[wickedfish]

They not only can clear that, they can clear loose netting, non weighed down netting screen, a canopy and an oversized light fixture and still find a way out to the front of my tank. Depends on the size of the wrasse. Larger ones are super strong and will lift screens enough to leap basically to their deaths.

Wrasse keepers will find out a screen lid is a must.

 

[zoechance]

Thanks for all your advice peeps!! really appreciated and will save a fishes life....

 

[Surgical]

The brs mesh is semi clear, might block less light than hardware store mesh.

 

[solitude127]

IME, clear 1/4" mesh from BRS blocks out about 5% of the PAR

Sent from my Samsung Galaxy S III

 

[pgr11]

I have the 1/4" clear mesh with my tank in a screen kit from HD and it works great. I have checked the par with and without the mesh and it is barley any different. In my tank it is a non issue

 

[louie310]

Yes it's a must but I'm from the school of hard knocks still no cover

 

[djam]

I use egg crate, works great when I don't forget to put it back on after working on the tank. cut inside the frame and rests on top of the eurobrace.

 

[pgr11]

The fish will easily jump through the egg crate. I used it and had multiple jumpers. Also the egg crate is a light difuser and can spread light or pinpoint it depending on which way you have it facing. Clear mesh is a much better option

I use egg crate, works great when I don't forget to put it back on after working on the tank. cut inside the frame and rests on top of the eurobrace.

 

[Surgical]

The fish will easily jump through the egg crate. I used it and had multiple jumpers. Also the egg crate is a light difuser and can spread light or pinpoint it depending on which way you have it facing. Clear mesh is a much better option

+1 listen to the man. Hes a mod now....