they are called hawkfish because they think they can fly

crankbait · 07/08/2012, 02:48 PM

I had a flame hawk a while back who jumped into my overflow box and got stuck in the drain pipe. Fast forward 4 months i got a new one friday found him in the overflow chilling like he owns the place. I got him back into the display and did a water change 5 mins later he is back in the overflow box. Anyone have a pic of a way to build a shield or something to prevent this. I have a canopy and i dont think putting a lid over it is a good idea. Anyone have an idea?

thegrun · 07/08/2012, 03:59 PM

Cut out a frame the shape of your overflow from acrylic and attach 1/4" bird screen to it with hot glue or reef safe silicone.

James77 · 07/08/2012, 07:30 PM

+1 on the bird screen, even build a fram for the entire tak, it blocks the tiniest amount of light and traps no heat eiterh./

07/08/2012, 02:48 PM	#1
crankbait Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Tulsa ok Posts: 180	they are called hawkfish because they think they can fly I had a flame hawk a while back who jumped into my overflow box and got stuck in the drain pipe. Fast forward 4 months i got a new one friday found him in the overflow chilling like he owns the place. I got him back into the display and did a water change 5 mins later he is back in the overflow box. Anyone have a pic of a way to build a shield or something to prevent this. I have a canopy and i dont think putting a lid over it is a good idea. Anyone have an idea?

07/08/2012, 07:30 PM	#3
James77 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Rhode Island Posts: 8,158	+1 on the bird screen, even build a fram for the entire tak, it blocks the tiniest amount of light and traps no heat eiterh./ __________________ Jim Current Tank Info: 120g Mixed Reef and 75g Freshwater

07/08/2012, 03:59 PM	#2
thegrun Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Garden Grove, Ca Posts: 17,023	Cut out a frame the shape of your overflow from acrylic and attach 1/4" bird screen to it with hot glue or reef safe silicone.