Mesh lid kit options

[Harpo]

Who makes a good mesh lid kit

 

[Fish Fan]

Following.

 

[Jonreefer]

I had a lid from Toplids on my IM 20. I was all excited till i got it.
One it took forever to get a basic lid.
It wasnt anything special except some mesh in cut acrylic.
the light glaring was blinding anytime I went to the tank.
it still had enough gaps I lost fish jumping out.
Over hyped and overpriced. When I was putting together my new 40breeder build I was looking for something else.
I found this and I find it to be 1000x better of a lid because there is ZERO gaps anywhere and the mesh is smaller and tighter and no glaring look. Plus its fraction of the price
Amazon product
I have had it on my new tank since i setup a few weeks ago and its so much easier to deal with I feel.
I personally would never shell out the money for those custom lids anymore after having one.

 

[Harpo]

I had a lid from Toplids on my IM 20. I was all excited till i got it.
One it took forever to get a basic lid.
It wasnt anything special except some mesh in cut acrylic.
the light glaring was blinding anytime I went to the tank.
it still had enough gaps I lost fish jumping out.
Over hyped and overpriced. When I was putting together my new 40breeder build I was looking for something else.
I found this and I find it to be 1000x better of a lid because there is ZERO gaps anywhere and the mesh is smaller and tighter and no glaring look. Plus its fraction of the price
Amazon product
I have had it on my new tank since i setup a few weeks ago and its so much easier to deal with I feel.
I personally would never shell out the money for those custom lids anymore after having one.

What did you get? The link is broken

 

[Jonreefer]

What did you get? The link is broken

hmmm it worked for me

Mesh Lid

 

[Fish Fan]

hmmm it worked for me

Mesh Lid

I used something like that for a quick QT tank once, it barely lasted for the almost 3 months I needed the QT tank. Perhaps the one you got holds up better.

 

[Jonreefer]

I used something like that for a quick QT tank once, it barely lasted for the almost 3 months I needed the QT tank. Perhaps the one you got holds up better.

its not showing any signs of any issues so far
Even if id did have an issue. I have enough mesh to redo the whole thing again and if something else did go wrong its only $20 for another

the magnet part that sticks to the frame is strong and the magnets themself hold the top very tight and it takes some force to pull it free

 

[Uncle99]

I used the Red Sea mesh kit.
Made 3 small ones instead of 1 big one.

 

[Harpo]

Lowes, Ace & HD don't carry any window screen kits in black

 

[FishTacos2]

I love my top lids.
It is expensive and takes a little time because he custom makes them.

 

[Prowler66gt]

BRS https://www.bulkreefsupply.com/diy-...D=5628&indexName=brs_prod_m2_default_products

 

[Harpo]

Thanks, is this black?

 

[Prowler66gt]

Thanks, is this black?

Black netting is available. https://www.bulkreefsupply.com/1-4-black-netting-bulk-reef-supply.html

 

[musaabi]

I had clear view and lost fish since it wasn’t fully enclosed (corner seams). Also salt creep between the parts of the “evo” was terrible. I went Kraken and so far so good. No open corners and solid

 

[DanP-SD]

Tried a few kits before concluding none merit high marks for materials, durability, aesthetics, precision or ease of use — but other than that they’re great.

Octo Reefs makes great custom lids. Bit the bullet and never looked back.