Securing tank lids?

[tonymofo]

How do you secure your tank lids? I just woke up at 3:30am with my new Endli slapping the wall right next to my bed. I thought I was dreaming and went back to sleep and a minute later heard it again. I grabbed my phone and looked on the side of the tank and yea my new Endli had jumped out. I think it jumped out the openings wear the HOB hangs......

 

[kno4te]

I’ve used several fishing weights and child drawer baby locks in the past.

 

[tonymofo]

I’ve used several fishing weights and child drawer baby locks in the past.

Thanks! But I don’t think it’s jumping through them lid, I think it’s going through the gaps where the HOB filter are.

I’m thinking of gluing some egg crate onto the glass lid.

 

[tonymofo]

I think the Endli is thinking of doing it again....... the first pic I seen it look up where the gap is....

 

[kno4te]

Thanks! But I don’t think it’s jumping through them lid, I think it’s going through the gaps where the HOB filter are.

I’m thinking of gluing some egg crate onto the glass lid.

Gotcha.

 

[tonymofo]

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[dr exum]

i used egg crate - taped it -

 

[FJB]

The easiest, cheapest (free) and less visible way is to use an empty soda bottle, preferably the ones with straight sides. One makes a slit length-wise so it can unrolled, and cuts off the neck. Then i can be taped to the top of your filter. The other end is fitted into the tank, sealing the gap. By making it wider or narrower, you can accommodate different filters or cover more or less of the gap. (Picture below. In this case I am using it to modify flow, not to seal a gap).

This is the same DIY that is used to reduce the forward rush of the outflow of a filter (if one has sensitive small fish or plants), without modifying the actual strength of the output. But one can cut it shorter so that it closes the gap(s) without entering the actual water, thus not changing the flow.
I tape mine with wide clear (packing) tape, and has lasted for years.
When servicing the filter, I turn it off, flip up the baffle (soda thing) onto the lid, and remove the lid with it attached. One needs to tape it only once in a lifetime. One can do a similar procedure to seal other gaps that are not in front of the filter.
Good luck.

 

[tonymofo]

The easiest, cheapest (free) and less visible way is to use an empty soda bottle, preferably the ones with straight sides. One makes a slit length-wise so it can unrolled, and cuts off the neck. Then i can be taped to the top of your filter. The other end is fitted into the tank, sealing the gap. By making it wider or narrower, you can accommodate different filters or cover more or less of the gap. (Picture below. In this case I am using it to modify flow, not to seal a gap).

This is the same DIY that is used to reduce the forward rush of the outflow of a filter (if one has sensitive small fish or plants), without modifying the actual strength of the output. But one can cut it shorter so that it closes the gap(s) without entering the actual water, thus not changing the flow.
I tape mine with wide clear (packing) tape, and has lasted for years.
When servicing the filter, I turn it off, flip up the baffle (soda thing) onto the lid, and remove the lid with it attached. One needs to tape it only once in a lifetime. One can do a similar procedure to seal other gaps that are not in front of the filter.
Good luck.

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Now that’s smart!!!! I’m gonna try this!