Customizable DIY Aquarium Net Cover

Keep your finny friends safe inside your tank with a customizable Red Sea Aquarium Net Cover.

With a sleek profile and minimalist hangers the Red Sea Net Cover blends in seamlessly even on ultra-clear, rimless, open-top aquariums.

The extra strong aluminum frame and purpose designed components allow the extra thin transparent net cover to be customized to accommodate rim-mounted equipment such as lighting arms, auto-feeders and overflow boxes.

Check out our how-to video that shows exactly how to assemble Red Sea’s fish saver, step-by-step. Keep in mind that this is a Do-it-Yourself cover, and while it offers versatility and customizability at a fraction of the cost of custom-built covers, it does require proper DIY skills including planning, taking exact measurements and cutting aluminum profiles. So if you aren’t a DIY project kind of hobbyist, you can always ask your local dealer or a handy friend to help.

 

Designed specifically for rimless tanks the Red Sea cover also works well with braced tanks such as the MAX® S-series.

Example of Red Sea MAX® S-500

 

Main Features:

  • Suitable for most open-top aquariums
  • Extra strong, customized aluminum profiles
  • 8mm (5/16″) thin strand, transparent netting
  • Inside-rim or on-rim mounting options
  • Includes components for one customized cut-out for filters
  • Components available to accommodate additional rim-mounted equipment
  • Includes spline roller
 

Contents of DIY Aquarium Net Cover Kit:

  • Aluminum frame sections/profiles
  • Internal and external frame corners
  • Spacers and hangers
  • 8mm (5/16″) netting, which can be cut to size
  • Spline rubber for attaching the net to the frame
  • Spline roller for inserting the spline

Example of Red Sea REEFER™ 350 Deluxe with cutouts for overflow and LED lights

Aquarium Compatibility and Accessories

General Aquarium Selection Chart

Net Cover
Dimensions		 60x60cm
/24”x24”		 90x60cm
/36”x24”
120x80cm
/48″x31″
150x80cm
/60″x31″
 180x80cm
/72”x31”
Item Code R42080 R42081 R42082 R42083 R42084
External
Corner (A)
 6 6 6 10 10
Internal Corner (B) 2 2 2 2 2
Hanger (C)
 4 4 6 10 10
Front Spacer (D) – 1 1 2 3
Back Spacer (E)
 – 1 1 2 3
Profile (P1)
 57cm / 22.4″
x4		 88cm / 34.6″
x2
118cm / 46.4″
x2
149cm / 58.6″
x2
179cm / 70.4″
x2
Side & Space
Profile (P2)		 –
57cm / 22.4″
x3
75cm / 29.5″
x3
75cm / 29.5″
x4
75cm / 29.5″
x5
Cut out
Profile (P3)		 10cm / 3.9″
x2		 10cm / 3.9″
x2
10cm / 3.9″
x2
10cm / 3.9″
x2
10cm / 3.9″
x2
Spline (S) 4m / 13.1ft 4m / 13.1ft 6m / 16.9ft 8m / 26.2ft 8m / 26.2ft
Net (N)
 2m / 6.5ft 3m / 9.8ft 3m / 9.8ft 4m / 13.1ft 4m / 13.1ft
Spline Roller (R) 1 1 1 1 1

Red Sea Aquarium Selection chart

Red Sea Tank Model Item Code Net Cover
Dimensions
Required number of Accessory Kits*
R42085
Customized
cut-out parts
 Extra parts
for Split Screen
REEFER Nano R42080 60x60cm /
24”x24”		 – Included –
REEFER 170 / DLX
 R42080 60x60cm /
24”x24”		 – Included –
REEFER 250 / DLX Fixed Mount** R42081 90x60cm /
36”x24”		 – Included –
REEFER 250 DLX
Universal Mount***
 R42081 90x60cm /
36”x24”		 1 Included –
REEFER 350 / DLX Fixed Mount** R42082 120x80cm /
48”x31”		 – Included –
REEFER 350 DLX
Universal Mount***
 R42082 120x80cm /
48”x31”		 2 Included –
REEFER XL 425 / DLX Fixed Mount**
 R42082 120x80cm /
48”x31”
–
Included
–
REEFER XL 425 DLX Universal Mount*** R42082
120x80cm /
48”x31”
2
included
–
REEFER 450 / DLX Fixed Mount** R42083 150x80cm /
60”x31”
–
Included
Included
REEFER 450 DLX
Universal Mount***		 R42083 150x80cm /
60”x31”		 3 Included Included
REEFER XL 525 / DLX Fixed Mount**
 R42083 150x80cm /
60”x31”		 – Included Included
REEFER XL 525 DLX Universal Mount*** R42083 150x80cm /
60”x31”		 3 Included Included
REEFER XXL 625 R42083 150x80cm /
60”x31”		 – Included Included
REEFER XXL 625 DLX R42083 150x80cm /
60”x31”		 3 Included Included
REEFER XXL 750 R42084 180x80cm /
72”x31”		 – Included Included
REEFER XXL 750 DLX R42084 180x80cm /
72”x31”		 4 Included Included
REEFER Peninsula 500 R42082 120x80cm /
48”x31”		 – Included –
REEFER Peninsula 650 R42084 180x80cm /
72”x31”		 – Included Included
MAX Nano R42080 60x60cm /
24”x24”		 – Included –
MAX E-170 R42080 60x60cm /
24”x24”		 – Included –
MAX E- 260 R42081 90x60cm /
36”x24”		 – Included –
MAX S- 400 R42082 120x80cm /
48”x31”		 – Included –
MAX S- 500 R42082 120x80cm /
48”x31”		 – Included –
MAX S-650 R42083 150x80cm /
60”x31”		 – Included Included

*Use for circumventing equipment mounts such as LED

**Fixed Mount ***Universal Mount

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SKU 1383
Barcode # 730773420834
Brand Red Sea
Shipping Weight 5.0000kg
Shipping Width 0.090m
Shipping Height 0.090m
Shipping Length 1.550m

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