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Sad Morning

Tyler

Tyler

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This morning I woke up and immediately knew what happened. I didn't see my longnose hawk on the powerhead, gorgonian, or algae clip. I looked around the floor and eventually found him behind the sump.
I'm so upset by this [emoji17]
I knew they were jumpers but figured as long as I didn't mess with him it would be okay. And after all I went through to get him home from across the country, having him bagged specially and getting TSA to let me on the plane he ended up jumping less than a week later. My absolute favorite saltwater fish, and he ended up jumping through the 2" gap where my return comes back in.. [emoji24]


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Trio91

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Don't use glass as that will prevent gas exchange and may inhibit light penetration...

With the mesh you can cut it to size and shape it to fill in the gaps
 
Tyler

Tyler

falconut said:
Sorry to hear. I lost my first one that way, found one of the few openings to fit through.
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Don't think I will be buying another one. The $30 is a decent amount to me and I don't want to take a chance of it getting thrown down the drain again. Just sucks because my tank looks so empty now and my cardinal is hiding again because she has nobody to play with


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Tyler

Tyler

trio91 said:
Don't use glass as that will prevent gas exchange and may inhibit light penetration...

With the mesh you can cut it to size and shape it to fill in the gaps
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I figure I have enough gas exchange with the powerhead pointed up and an open sump with lots of movement. I needed glass anyway because the evaporation is terrible


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diana a

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Tyler said:
I figure I have enough gas exchange with the powerhead pointed up and an open sump with lots of movement. I needed glass anyway because the evaporation is terrible
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No not enough gas exchange. Some think too that using a skimmer adds additional more oxygen to the tank and that has been provin to be false. Go to lowes and get a screen frame kit and build your mesh top. Using eggcrate will cause you light loss Sorry about your fish. I had two clownfish that did the same thing too.
 
Tyler

Tyler

Regardless I need the glass top because the evaporation is that bad and my room is extremely humid. I cannot get rid of it. My dad is the one who made me get a glass top even though I brought up those points.


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Juano908

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Sorry for the loss Tyler, a mesh cover or a canopy is the way to go, as other said you need the air exchange, if the evaporation is too much you need an ATO.


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diana a

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Tyler said:
Regardless I need the glass top because the evaporation is that bad and my room is extremely humid. I cannot get rid of it. My dad is the one who made me get a glass top even though I brought up those points.
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Wow! I have never experienced that. I have a 90g in my office. The room is a 10x10
 
Tyler

Tyler

diana a said:
Wow! I have never experienced that. I have a 90g in my office. The room is a 10x10
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Yeah, I'm not sure why it happens. When you go upstairs in my house its already warmer but when you step in my room it feels another 3 or 4 degrees higher from the humidity


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Tyler

Tyler

My house has a dehumidifier but my room is just that bad. It's a 10x10 bedroom with a full size bed, a 5' desk and my 46 with a stand so theres barely enough room to walk lol


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Jeremy Brito

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Tyler said:
Don't think I will be buying another one. The $30 is a decent amount to me and I don't want to take a chance of it getting thrown down the drain again. Just sucks because my tank looks so empty now and my cardinal is hiding again because she has nobody to play with


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I here you on the cost of a new addition salt water is an expensive hobby you go to the store you see a awesome specimen and then see the price an go hmm I'd love him but if he don't make it that's a lot of cash down the drain
 
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