Blue Spot Jawfish

So I bought a blue spot yesterday, got him for a good price so I couldn't pass him up. As soon as I put him in he went to the back of the tank and started doing work on a hole(in the back thanks for nothing lol). So I thought everythig was fine.. So at 3 in the morning a noise woke me up.. Freaking guy jumped ship. I put him back in and he stared doing work on another hole, in the back, again.. I'm gonna have to figure out some type of lid to use w/o losing any light... I knew they were jumpers but didn't think it would have been that soon.. anyway just thought I would share.

 

Oh yeah, they are big jumpers for sure. If you search in the I Made This Forum, there are a lot of DIY covers....many types are quite inexpensive.

 

Well, I found the thread for you. It was a build thread by Linda (Cuttingrass). Unfortunately, all of her photobucket pictures are now gone. Can anyone else remember how she built that?

 

You could do a screen lid. The guy who did the 29 biocube to 65 gallon w/ custom rockwork shows how he did it for his tank. Unfortunately, his tank crashed a while back.

 

Use eggcrate. Cut them in half so you can lift the front half to feed and clean. I've never had salt creap on mine.

 

I built one using a plastic screen window frame and aviary netting and some extra plastic corners. Whole thing cost less than 15 bucks and was done in about an hour. Sorry, I didnt take pictures, but it was very easy.

 

See I have thought about eggcrate and or using screen, but wont that filter out my light?

 

Yes, two items of interest using an eggcrate. One, it'll cut your light down about 25%, and two, if your fish is small enough he'll jump through - trust me. Personally I like 1/4" clear mesh screen tops. You build a frame like you would for a window screen, using the same materials. Then just put the mesh onto the frame and roll in your spline. Usually you can find the mesh on eBay as it's a bit hard to come by in small quantities if you go searching for it in retail outlets.

 

im trying to find the thread now but someone had a DIY build thread on a cheap solution. it was going to your local hardware store picking up a screen window kit and cutting it down and sizing it appropriately to your tank for a lid. then you just use whatever sized mesh screen you want.

now after typing this i see others already suggested this so ill just go away....

 

found it:

http://www.3reef.com/forums/reef-aq...-tanks-standard-rimless-w-pictures-74334.html