DIY Screen top for rimless tanks

[shiftline]

After having a few fish jump over the past few months i re-did my screen top to be sleeker and less of an eye soar

 

[Fonzi42]

Nice build! Going to try this on my 5 gallon cube

 

[shiftline]

Thank you and do it! Hehe

 

[Fonzi42]

Most definitely will. Time to take a trip to the fabric store & lowes.

 

[shiftline]

So I finally remembered the name of that mesh fabric. I believe it's called tulle or something similar to that

 

[pickupman66]

I made one fo rmy tank a while back. I used a Fruit tree netting as it was a bit larger holes.

 

[shiftline]

Looks good! And good call on tree netting


I like the DIY corner inserts! Looks much. Water have the mesh below the top of the glass

 

[Daryl West]

Nice one!

 

[thunderdood]

Does anyone know if the net and frame can be put in the tank as a divider? I have Dendros and was wanting to section them off so I could add more fish to my setup but don't want anything stealing food or picking at them.

 

[shiftline]

I would assume the mesh is fine but not sure if I would want the aluminum submerged. Maybe make a frame out of clear acrylic then screech/glue the mesh around it?

 

[cromag27 Verified Sponsor]

You can submerge the netting, but it will catch junk in your water and you'll need to clean it a lot.

 

[shiftline]

I would agree that it may be a lot of work. The larger the holes the less it will trap

 

[oigimsar]

Thanks for posting this. Could you give a bit more informtion on the inset corners?

 

[shiftline]

If you search for or ask for "flange" corners you should find them

 

[oigimsar]

If you search for or ask for "flange" corners you should find them

Thank you

 

[JDJP]

How has this mesh tulle held up long term?

 

[shiftline]

Still perfect, I rinse off salt creep once in a while but otherwise good as new

 

[JDJP]

Gotta say thanks for the idea, my friend and I both made tops with the tulle and it looks great, almost invisible. Only con is its delicate, I put a couple small holes in it not being careful.

Also gave my wife a laugh pronouncing it "toolay" apparently it's pronounced "tool"