Better than a glass canopy or ANY cover... i have an idea
- Thread starter Retuks
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Retuks;3937230; said:
They don't need a running start.
I was moving my RTG and had moved him into a shipping bag while still in his tank. From inside the shipping bag, he was able to generate enough torque that he launched himself through the opening in the bag into my chest and it hurt like hell.
Basically an arowana jumps by dropping its tail an forming a sort of s-shape. After that, its just sort of like a sideways dolphin kick, except of course its really fast and hard. Wont really do much even if you put the net inside the water.Retuks;3937230; said:
well i am going to give this a try i was getting some glass cut at lowes for my new sump and right next to were they cut there was these screens made for weather or storm for our windows i asked the guy about them he said u can make your they sell the kit for 25 buck for bothe screens which in my case are 48 by 24 each and i asked what the screen was mad eof he told me a certian fiber glass so i will give it a try
I've heard about accidents happening with Glass covers.....
Instead.. i use Acrylic piece on my tank cover instead.. the weight isn't as much and its more durable..
Instead.. i use Acrylic piece on my tank cover instead.. the weight isn't as much and its more durable..
so all of you are basically saying, the aro uses too much force so a plastic net cant stop him but i dont think u guys know how strong the net im talking about is (there is little give in the material... its stiff not flimsy like u might be imagining like all fish nets are). not to sound contradictive or anything... too bad i have no examples to show u.
but then again, if all you use is a solid piece of glass, plastic etc. then you are all knowingly keeping a fish that when it jumps (and it will), its basically killing itself by hitting that solid wall with all that "torque".
how the hell... im so confused lol. its like u know it will jump and kill itself on impact one of these days. a ticking timebomb. so the REAL question is, why even bother to use glass/acrylic canopies in the first place to try and "save" this fish, when its just another reason that its gonna die after jumping into it?
either it jumps and kills itself on impact, or it jumps out of your tank and dries up is what you all are saying? so im just basically picking out which way id rather have it eventually die, not how to save it? damn arowanas...
but then again, if all you use is a solid piece of glass, plastic etc. then you are all knowingly keeping a fish that when it jumps (and it will), its basically killing itself by hitting that solid wall with all that "torque".
how the hell... im so confused lol. its like u know it will jump and kill itself on impact one of these days. a ticking timebomb. so the REAL question is, why even bother to use glass/acrylic canopies in the first place to try and "save" this fish, when its just another reason that its gonna die after jumping into it?
either it jumps and kills itself on impact, or it jumps out of your tank and dries up is what you all are saying? so im just basically picking out which way id rather have it eventually die, not how to save it? damn arowanas...
Not every jump will cause death. Most of the time its when they jump OUT of the tank and hit the floor. Usually, when they hit the top and get thrown back into the water, they swim funny for a while but turn out okay afterwards. That being said, if you were to have a net like that, its even worse. If you were to get fins stuck through the holes in the net, those fins are ripped clean out when the aro falls back down. Might as well just stay with the lid, and again, not to mention the insane amount of condensation from having a net cover. Maybe you can find some kind of tarp or something. Something soft that somewhat flexes without holes.Retuks;3997286; said:
Those plastic netting will deteriorate over time with the moisture of the tank and the heat of the lights. It'll get brittle and eventually be useless.
Aren't window screens made of metal wires coated with weather proof material?
Aren't window screens made of metal wires coated with weather proof material?
alot of you mention condensation... but i (and many others) run topless tanks all the time and nothing happens?
hawaii is a very moist place. it could be equalized because of this and not have deterioration like you guys in the dry mainland might have from crazy evaporation due to dryness and poor water retention.
hawaii is a very moist place. it could be equalized because of this and not have deterioration like you guys in the dry mainland might have from crazy evaporation due to dryness and poor water retention.
I think Retuks may be on to something. If head trauma is a significant contributor to DE then owners should try to take some precautions or minimize the risk. The only way to really know for sure is to try it and see if it helps.
I still think the best way is to lower the water level and place a flexible net/screen over the top to cushion the impact.
In addition, an air gap between the water surface and the hood will lower the impact force since the object is losing speed not "gaining momentum" as stated earlier.
I still think the best way is to lower the water level and place a flexible net/screen over the top to cushion the impact.
In addition, an air gap between the water surface and the hood will lower the impact force since the object is losing speed not "gaining momentum" as stated earlier.
