Fastening mesh to overflow

Maho.B · Sunday at 4:23 PM

Hello, I'm fighting a nasty outbreak of Aptasia (multiplying at an insane level) and the three attempts to add predators (Berghia twice, peppermint shrimp once) have all failed due to them going through the slots in the overflow and down into the reef mat only to die. I'm going to order more peppermint shrimp and found 1/8" plastic mesh at BRS that I think will do the trick of keeping the shrimp from going through. I'm just not sure how to "fasten " the mesh? I have Red Sea tank and the overflow almost goes across the whole back. I want to be able to clean it regularly so it has to be able to go on and off pretty easily too. Any advice is appreciated. Thanks.

exnisstech · Sunday at 4:35 PM

You must be getting some small shrimp. I keep peppermints in two tanks and never had a problem with them going into the over flow.

Maho.B · Sunday at 4:40 PM

exnisstech said:
You must be getting some small shrimp. I keep peppermints in two tanks and never had a problem with them going into the over flow.

Yeah they were pretty small, 1/2" or so. All 9 ended up in the reef mat within 2 days. I'm learning there is a season to them and only collected in the colder months so really small now, larger towards the end of the season in May. At the rate of Aptasia multiplying if I wait till May I won't have any coral left!