looking for Screen lid -non metal mesh

paris

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I have the duty of setting up a frog breeding facility for my university. We are known to have cockroaches in this building and the basement is a hot spot (obviously). Having animals and feeders in this room will make them a magnet for the roaches. we will have terrestrial set ups for the adult frogs but we will also have aquatic set ups or the larvae. these will be filled to near the rim and aerated with bubble stones. with the traditional screen lids this will cause a problem since they will corrode after a while. My advisor is absolute that there are non metal mesh screen lids out there. so far i have not been able to find such a product. I can make some from aluminum screen frames and fiberglass screen but these will also corrode after a while since the aluminum isn't coated where i cut it. ....so does anyone know of such a product and where to order it from? we will be using mostly 10 G tanks.
 
kordon tera tops are plastic mesh. I'm not sure if they are as easily secured as the metal lids. I use a lot of screen tops and they don't rust out very fast. I'll have a good look around at That Fish Place this week but I think you'll have a tough time finding all plastic screen tops for anything much bigger than critter keepers or pet pals.
 
Hi Paris, long time no see!

I have never seen a non-metal mesh screen. With tanks being filled to near the top, I would suggest that glass lids (versa-hood) may be a better option. If the tank needs to be well-sealed around the edges, a bit of tape may be needed around the back edges.

Another possibility is to put a solid shield above the bubbler that will prevent splattering up onto the screen lid. For example, a piece of glass cut just the right size to sit on the inner rim of the tank, just over the side of the tank with the bubbler.
 
Could you not just anodise the Aluminium mesh?
Its not a complicated procedure(having said that a working knowledge of the science behind it and experience working with chemicals wouldnt hurt). Type II anodising is relatively easy to do yourself. You could strip it, treat it and wind up with a significantly thicker more durable oxide layer. It can also be coloured at the same time, match the decor or something.

(Safety note, I dont recommend playing with sulfuric acid unless your know what your doing, it tends to disolve organic matter including fingers, pets, stray children etc)
 
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