whos top less now days ???

[Gseclipse02]

i have no canopy on my tank and its open for the most part here's a pic .

http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j11/gseclipse02/IMG_9556.jpg

well I'm sick of losing fish due to them jumping I'm now debating to put a canopy on to try and keep them in ....

so far i have lost

yellow wrasse
4 chromis
3 fire fish
yellow spotted mandarin
one other wrasse but i forget the name of it ...


any one have an idea of why they may be jumping ?? I'm tired of losing fish this way

[JoshOdphi]

im doin topless...jus a MH fixture on top but topless....the only fish i recall losing was a rainfordi goby.....

[Kyle46N]

Fish scare other fish......so the fish jump. That's typically what I've seen.

[ReefCube]

topless..you can do a mesh top but it looks ugly to me so I dont buy jumper fish

[Gseclipse02]

Fish scare other fish......so the fish jump. That's typically what I've seen.


to be honest i think its the Lyretail anthias scaring them he kind of plays it with them ....



topless..you can do a mesh top but it looks ugly to me so I dont buy jumper fish

i don't think i could do that... i think it will do a number to my lighting

[dmweise]

I don't have a top on my tank either. I fashioned a barrier out of florescent light covers to keep fish from jumping out. Other than that it is completely open.

Not keeping a top on the tank has helped a lot with heat dissipation. One of the cons is that I have to top off the tank every other day.

http://gallery.me.com/dmweise/100013/Top/web.jpg?ver=12512587900001

Here's a crappy image of my tank, but as you can see the "guard" that I made for the top of the tank does not attenuate the light:

http://gallery.me.com/dmweise/100013/Full%20View/web.jpg?ver=12512588300001

[Gseclipse02]

see to me thats blocking a lot of light ... something i dont want to do ... ehhh not sure what to do

[Kyle46N]

Those shrooms are living the high life...lol.

[Kyle46N]

I have glass tops for my 75. It keeps my wrasses in, and I'm fortunate enough to not have heat issues. I do have a 30 gallon sump that is open, so alot of heat dissipates from this. And with the glass, I still get to keep the benefits of the halides. But I understand that many people can't do this, due to heat issues.

[JimD]

Looks perfect to me! Skunk clowns are one of my favorites...

[Big_Pun]

maybe frame up some fishing net made of mono, cut up a throw net

[BigKGlen]

The hardware stores have 'chrome' eggcrate. The reflectiveness of the chrome might help the lighting as well as keep the fish in.
Besides that, everything looks better with chrome!

[ballardjr2000]

I am NOT going topless. I have the canopy on as well as the class top, reason why is my return kicks a lot of water and keeps my spray inside the tank, and not on the fixture. however i do have to pull and clean the top which is a down fall. i don't have heat problems since my sump is open and i have fans in my canopy displacing the heat.

[dmweise]

Those shrooms are living the high life...lol.

Yeah they are. They love it. They divide like crazy. I have had them for about a year. The frag originally had five or so heads on it, then they spread.

[dmweise]

Looks perfect to me! Skunk clowns are one of my favorites...

Mine too. I love the little gold line that they have that outlines their fins.

[snfkotara]

My tank is also topless I wanted to do something similar to the crate but instead find someone who could make me out of acrylic with a square whole in the middle because i am in my tank all the time.

[cowboy572]

I have been topless on both my tanks with no worries of jumpers. Worst jumper I have is my jawfish, but he's settled in to his burrow so no more worries.

[addboy]

Just a word to all you Topless folks with CHILDREN. A Halide arc is just as bad (if not worse) than a welding arc.....kids will just stare into these things if given the opportunity and could do some serious dammage to thier little eyes....thats the only reason I have a canopy...or "tank heater" Ha.

[Robb_in_Austin]

I'm open, sort of. My TX5 fixture covers an 8" wide swath. Never lost a fish to jumping thankfully.

Here are some DIY screen cover links:

http://michiganreefers.com/forums/do-yourself/24897-clear-mesh-top.html

http://www.rareclownfish.com/forums/f32/diy-screen-covering-top-381/

Won't stop kids from looking though.

[brewercm]

I'm also open running a TX5 fixture with a GLO double behind it.