[co2]

I am going to start using a cover on my tank so that I can get a school of the most notorious jumpers, Hatchetfish. I don't want heat and condensation to build up, I found this clear plastic mesh solution on a reef forum.

Anyone know where I can find 1/4" or 1/2" clear plastic mesh?

 

[eklikewhoa]

you could use the light diffusers sold at lighting shops or home depot, the white plastic grids they use for office lighting etc. just cut it to fit into the rim of your tank.

 

[co2]

you could use the light diffusers sold at lighting shops or home depot, the white plastic grids they use for office lighting etc. just cut it to fit into the rim of your tank.

I read about them on the reef forums and the mesh tops are supposed to let more light in and keep the fish in the tank better than the eggcrate you are referring to.

 

[co2]

as usual, they show you what they did,
just not where they got the materials :angryfire

Yeah, people keep asking him where he got it in the thread and he keeps saying that he has extra to sell, haha. I would search on ReefCentral but you pretty much have to pay or search at 3am to get access to the search engine.

 

[aquarium boy]

haha it looks like regular gardening mesh to me look in your gardening area at homedepot or lowes to find it. then just attach it to a wooden/metal frame.

 

[co2]

haha it looks like regular gardening mesh to me look in your gardening area at homedepot or lowes to find it. then just attach it to a wooden/metal frame.

They don't carry clear mesh at my HD.

 

[eklikewhoa]

try going to the fabric section of walmart or even a fabric store? looks like mesh inserted into a metal window screen frame.

 

[aquarium boy]

they dont? at mine they carry all colors of the stuff maybe its just a state by state kind of thing.

 

[daFrimpster]

Plastic Mesh - US Plastic Corporation
probably not exactly what the guy in the RC thread used but....

here's another possibility.
Wholesale Window screens, Solar Screens and Screen Supplies - Wholesale Disribution of Insect and Solar Screen Fabrics by Phifer Wire Products.

 

[spypet]

I found an industrial net supply source that can sell me 500 square feet of this 1/2" clear stuff for around .20¢ per square foot including shipping to me. It's primarily marketed to major Aquaculture distributors down in Florida. I could then cut it up and resell it to you guys for my square foot cost, then add for first class or priority shipping costs. So if anyone is SURE they want this stuff, post something on this thread indicating how many square feet, or the measurements of the piece you want, and MAYBE I'll pursue this... or if you DEFINATELY want to take over the roll of buyer and redistributer, and have Paypal, then post that ambition here. Please don't fill up my mail box with PM's, use this thread to share your interest. I could get a 1/4" version of this net instead, but that size lacks a UV stabilizer in the plastic, and without it, the plastic may become yellow and brittle over time under your tank lights. MH lighting would only accelerate the process. It would also be way too expensive to stock two 500sq/ft purchases unless I charged everyone .50¢ per square foot.

 

[Manolito]

Try this place.

http://www.aquaticeco.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/product.detail/iid/3139/cid/962

 

[Digsy]

Did anyone ever end up using any of these sources? I just stumbled across this thread and want to build a similar top for my tank...just seeing if anyone had any reviews of those suppliers and the ease of building the top.