Lookiing for ideas

[cougar579]

I am getting a 6 foot round plastic tank and need some ideas for a cover to keep the fish from jumping. It will be 30in deep but I only plan on filling it up to about 16in.

 

[redtailfool]

use tarp maybe?

 

[Nic]

small diy wood frame and a vinyl screen

 

[TankBuster]

Thin acrylic top, cut to fit then use rubber straps like the ones big rigs use to hold down their hoods but the smaller versions. I saw some at lowes. Or even a bungee cord and you can put hinges on it too. 1/4 inch acrylic would be good and you can drill through it.

 

[rallysman]

Thin acrylic top, cut to fit then use rubber straps like the ones big rigs use to hold down their hoods but the smaller versions. I saw some at lowes. Or even a bungee cord and you can put hinges on it too. 1/4 inch acrylic would be good and you can drill through it.

Why not try some foam insulation? it would keep the fish in and the heat/cold out

 

[HarleyK]

Howdy,

If I understand the problem right, a net would be best. Try a gardening store. Many people with strawberry fields buy big nets in oder to keep the birds off their strawberries. Or a pond supply store. Some people cover their ponds with nets to keep herons away from their goldfish.

HarleyK

 

[Eric L]

The net sounds like a cheap and good way to do it.

 

[Oddball]

Already PMd you. But, maybe this will help someone else, too.

From aquaticeco.com:

 

[rslinn]

why not just try a cheap pool cover. you can buy them at walmart to fit the pools that they sell. The covers that oddball sugested look good though

 

[fishnthings]

you will spend the same amount as you would on a net thats made for what he needs