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
Manual
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
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 XL 200 / 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 XL 300 / DLX R42081 90x60cm /
36”x24”
– 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 3XL 900 R42082 x2 120x80cm /
48”x31”
– Included Included
REEFER 3XL 900 DLX R42082 x2 120x80cm /
48”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
Accessories
Net Cover Zig Zag 15/40mm | Item code R42085
Use for circumventing equipment mounts such as LED
ZigZag 15 Left (F) – 1
ZigZag 15 Right (F) – 1
ZigZag 40 Left (F) – 1
ZigZag 40 Right (F) – 1
Net Cover universal Cut out Kit | Item code R42086
Use for larger cut outs
External corner (A)
Internal corner (B)
Cut out Profile (P3)
Net Cover hangers | Item code R42087
Additional hangers for increased support
Hanger (C) – 4
Net Cover Replacement Net | Item code R42088
Net (N) – 4m x 80cm /13′ x 31″
Net Cover Replacement Spline | Item code R42089
Spline (S) -8m / 26′
Net Cover Spline roller | Item code R42090
Spline Roller (R) -1
Net Cover Profile | Item codes R42091/ R42092
91cm/36″- R42091 -2
183cm/72″ – R42092 – 2