Screen Top Material...

[Smitty1782]

I see most sites and a lot of users suggest using the 1/4" clear mesh netting when making a screen top for a tank but that stuff isn't readily available at local stores (home depot / Lowes). Its available online but for 3 times the price of standard window screen mesh material. Is using the standard window screen material a no no? Does it block out too much light? What do you guys use?

Thanks!

 

[Jetsetter57]

Joanne's fabric stores has the clear netting.

 

[Coelli]

Or go to a dollar store and buy a bath scrunchy. You can unroll it and cut it the long way (it's a tube) and it stretches crazy wide. Works great, at least until the cat punches a hole in it (ask me how I know... this is why I'm a dog person).

 

[Smitty1782]

Joanne's fabric stores has the clear netting.

Sweet, Thanks!

 

[gumbii]

Or go to a dollar store and buy a bath scrunchy. You can unroll it and cut it the long way (it's a tube) and it stretches crazy wide. Works great, at least until the cat punches a hole in it (ask me how I know... this is why I'm a dog person).

orly..?

i used to use a loofa before to frag mushrooms and other softies... i would unroll it, and wrap it around a rock until they attach... good tip...

 

[Coelli]

orly..?

i used to use a loofa before to frag mushrooms and other softies... i would unroll it, and wrap it around a rock until they attach... good tip...

Yeah, same stuff Handy!

 

[reeferside]

Joanne's fabric stores has the clear netting.

All my local Joanne's didn't have any. I ended up buying it online for the rip off price but whatev.. I only needed to make it once

 

[trunglippo]

Amazon has them too. Check them out

 

[orbela]

Home Depot has it under bird netting.


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[mmarro22]

I bought my netting off eBay. For about 16 dollars it was 72x36 I believe. I went to a local window / mirror shop and they custom made two large screens for 11 dollars each.

 

[BeanMachine]

Home Depot has it under bird netting.


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Most of the bird netting I've seen at the hardware stores has gaps larger than 1/4".

 

[orbela]

Most of the bird netting I've seen at the hardware stores has gaps larger than 1/4".

I'll take a picture when I get home. It's 1/4 either way I double wrap it to make it smaller.


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[toynewb]

Joanne's fabric stores has the clear netting.

where do you find the fabric in the store and what is it listed as?

 

[Jetsetter57]

They may have changed their online store but I have about 3 sq. Yards sitting in my garage I'm not gonna use if anyone wants to pay me to ship it to them.

I thought it was clear mesh

 

[bobstir]

I got this: http://www.amazon.com/Clear-Mesh-Ne...1384166&sr=8-1&keywords=mesh+netting+aquarium

shipped very fast.

 

[Smitty1782]

I ended up spending $1.50 on some nylon mesh / netting from Hobby Lobby. Came out pretty clean. I'll post pix in a bit.

 

[gumbii]

nylon mesh..? i remember a thread years ago on how someone used tulle from walmart... LOL... i was like.. i can make my girl a nice ballerina skirt with all that fabric on your tank...

 

[toynewb]

I bought my netting off eBay. For about 16 dollars it was 72x36 I believe. I went to a local window / mirror shop and they custom made two large screens for 11 dollars each.

do they use metal materials for the frames? wouldn't that rust?

 

[mmarro22]

do they use metal materials for the frames? wouldn't that rust?

They have the regular aluminum frame but for like 2 dollars more a frame I chose the one with like a dark brown finish. They also had white but I liked the darker color.

 

[jonmf]

I got this: http://www.amazon.com/Clear-Mesh-Ne...1384166&sr=8-1&keywords=mesh+netting+aquarium

shipped very fast.

Appreciate the link. Mine is on its way!


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