DIY Tank Cover for $11

[o-townFLA]

Made a DIY cover for the 40B for less than $11

Started off by purchasing a window screen kit at HD for $9

I then searched around for mesh at local retailers and found this at HobbyLobby on sale, 50% off at that. Total for 1sq yard was $1.30

Finished product

-Matt

 

[cranekick]

How is that mesh holding up and what type of material is it? Will you please point me to the product on HobbyLobby.

 

[homer1475]

What hole size is that mesh? Looks awfully big. Big enough for fish to jump through. 1/4" like those on BRS, shouldn't be any bigger then that.

 

[GlassMunky]

What hole size is that mesh? Looks awfully big. Big enough for fish to jump through. 1/4" like those on BRS, shouldn't be any bigger then that.

There’s 3-4” of completely uncovered area on the back of the tank so the hole size probably doesn’t matter much when they have such a large area to jump through already lol

 

[homer1475]

There’s 3-4” of completely uncovered area on the back of the tank so the hole size probably doesn’t matter much when they have such a large area to jump through already lol

Good catch! Didn't see the gaping hole in the back.

Nice DIY though. I can never seem to get the netting tight without warping the frame.

 

[o-townFLA]

How is that mesh holding up and what type of material is it? Will you please point me to the product on HobbyLobby.

100% Nylon

https://www.hobbylobby.com/Fabric-S...n-Fabrics/Net-Fabric/Black-Net-Fabric/p/49917

What hole size is that mesh? Looks awfully big. Big enough for fish to jump through. 1/4" like those on BRS, shouldn't be any bigger then that.

The mesh hole size is 1/4”

Pictures look deceiving :confused:

There’s 3-4” of completely uncovered area on the back of the tank so the hole size probably doesn’t matter much when they have such a large area to jump through already lol

It’s more like 1”

The wide angle lens makes images look larger than what they appear, hence “wide angle” ;)