kien's 150g Room Divider Mixed Reef & Stuff

[kien]

Next I pulled out the mesh and spread it across the frame and pulled out the screen spline material.





I proceeded to insert the spline into the grooves that it was supposed to go into like so..



while using the screen application tool to push the spline into the groves as I went around the frame.





make sure the screen is taut as you go around.



After the screen was secured to the frame I cut off the excess screen material around the edges and finally ended up with this, my virtually see through aquarium screen cover.



Easy as pie! Well, except for maybe Pumpkin Cheesecake Pie because that actually sounds kind of difficult..

[kien]

Here are some product photos.









I am quite happy with the result as there is virtually no light loss and I don't think anybody is going to jump through that sucker.

[zum14]

Awesome job as always! Have you noticed any light deflection off the mesh at all? I just need to figure out how to make one for a bowfront.

[kien]

Originally Posted by zum14

Awesome job as always! Have you noticed any light deflection off the mesh at all? I just need to figure out how to make one for a bowfront.

Nope. Have not noticed anything different at all with the mesh screen on.

[muck]

Nicely done on the cover Kien.
Always meant to make one exactly like that for my tank when it was still running... just never got around to it.

[Coleus]

I did this too and about to post my DIY mesh thread but i guess Kien beat me too it :0)

Lol. Be warn tho, after getting all materials, it cost me like 100 bucks to do 3 mesh screen for my bow front. I also order the mesh from acroholic

Very nice pictures and clear description like usual :-). I found that less salt sticking on the screen than my old egg crate and coral seems happier but not very convenience when feeding frozen food because i have to take the screen out which i did not have to do with the egg crate. Feeding pellets is fine.

[kien]

Thanks :-)

I don't have a bowfront though so your build will be different :-) Did it really cost $100? The home depot stuff only came out to like, $40 ? The mesh was like $12 with shipping.

Ya, the holes are so small that I can't drop flake food through anymore so I'm going to have to cut a feeding hole in the screen I think.

[lastlight]

Nice work Kien. Do you have little rubber feet under the mesh or are my eyes playing tricks on me?

You don't need to put weights or anything on these? What if the fish used a buddy system? Big tang rockets for the surface and pops this badboy up. Wrasse on the followup and high-fin to the tang as he squeaks on through...

Just sayin'...