What sort of cover should I use?

[mrhasan]

Originally Posted by gregzz4

Why don't you just go out and spend the few bucks on a sheet of eggcrate and try it before you take all the time, money, and effort you'll spend on making a mesh cover ?

With your small tank, one sheet of eggcrate/light diffusor will cover it for, what, >$20 ?

Give it a try
I love mine

I don't have any problem using that but people say that fishes can still jump through the holes. So many schools of thoughts just for one top

[gregzz4]

Originally Posted by mrhasan

I don't have any problem using that but people say that fishes can still jump through the holes. So many schools of thoughts just for one top

1/4" eggcrate is no different than 1/4" mesh ................... as far as hole size goes

[mrhasan]

Originally Posted by gregzz4

1/4" eggcrate is no different than 1/4" mesh ...................

Is there 1/4" egg crate??????? I thought all are like 1/2" or something that we use to put frag plus in.

[gregzz4]

Originally Posted by mrhasan

Is there 1/4" egg crate??????? I thought all are like 1/2" or something that we use to put frag plus in.

1/4" is the common stuff you find @ places such as Rona or Home Depot
It's lighting diffusing material, sold in the ceiling tile area, not near the lights in my local store, but close to the bulk wood stuffs

[gregzz4]

Go buy a $14 piece Boss and try it out

[mrhasan]

Originally Posted by gregzz4

Go buy a $14 piece Boss and try it out

[mrhasan]

Originally Posted by gregzz4

1/4" is the common stuff you find @ places such as Rona or Home Depot
It's lighting diffusing material, sold in the ceiling tile area, not near the lights in my local store, but close to the bulk wood stuffs

Thanks Greg I will look into it.

Ok now its getting intense!

[daplatapus]

Originally Posted by gregzz4

1/4" is the common stuff you find @ places such as Rona or Home Depot
It's lighting diffusing material, sold in the ceiling tile area, not near the lights in my local store, but close to the bulk wood stuffs

The most common is 1/2" not 1/4". I think what makes the egg crate still work at 1/2" is it has some depth to it, so unless a fish is jumping perfectly straight up through a particular square it usually gets hindered enough that it doesn't make it through.

That screen in the pics I posted is almost a year old, and I've never cleaned it. No salt creep here.
If you go egg crate, have someone put it on and off while you stand back and see if you're ok with the amount of light blockage. I don't know if it's because of the height of my fixture, or if it's the LED's, or what, but it's a significant drop in light on my tank.

[mrhasan]

Ah my head is hurting

[lastlight]

i've never see 1/4" egg crate personally. it would block far more light than the 1/2" already seems to.