Building a canopy

BrooklynsReefMan1 · 02-23-2008, 02:59 PM

I would like to make my own canopy i just need to know what exactly do i need i know i need tools like drills etc i have those but i need to know i have a 20 gallon long tank 30 inches long 12 inches width but what type of wood to get and what size to get. and where i run into a problem is i have 24 inch fixturre so id need to but something on top of the canopy for it to rest on maybe egg cratebut if you can link me to a blur print thats be cool thkans

autoponicz · 02-23-2008, 06:34 PM

try google diy canopy and also search in this forum.
theres so many ways of building a canopy...just limits to how creative or ideas you can get.....

iconoclast · 03-22-2008, 11:06 PM

you have to research a bit and come up with what type of canopy you want
i recently did away with my and have MH pendants right now

Bob 1000 · 03-23-2008, 12:24 AM

That's a secret

lol

BrooklynsReefMan1 · 03-23-2008, 12:43 AM

well if im planning on getting halides should i not go with a canopy

shhhhh

tosiek · 03-23-2008, 03:28 AM

depends. all the hood is going to do is let you not have to use eggcrate for fish that jump. And clean up so you dont have light spill out around your tank. Helps people to look at the tank without light glare. cover an ugly fixture. You don;'t really need a hood unless you want one for those reasons or for the aesthetics, And you will have to add some sort of ventilation for the fixture nomatter what type you have (yes even PC's).

iconoclast · 03-23-2008, 07:03 AM

I had a lot of trouble with light spilling out of my tank when i went with a pendant, esp since my tank is high up and i sit to the side of it for the computer...... I ended up putting a piece of wood sitting on the top, with 'legs' going back on the sides for stability. sort of like the front of a hood but easily taken off so i can go 'fishing', ease of access was another big reason i wanted to get rid of my canopy.

dmr2000 · 03-23-2008, 09:54 AM

Oak is a good wood tools I have if you need to use you can build in fans for cooling I'm running 3 175 mh and 1 96 watt pc with moonie lights in a canopy

BrooklynsReefMan1 · 03-23-2008, 10:22 AM

well when i get my mh im going to get a nice blueprint out on it now does it need to fit your tank exact or a little bigger or a little smaller

dmr2000 · 03-23-2008, 10:31 AM

a little bigger it sits over the top and comes down covering the plastic border on the tank in side the canopy there are stops that sit on the rim of the tank.

02-23-2008, 02:59 PM	#1
BrooklynsReefMan1 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Down-Town Brooklyn Posts: 582 Reefer Ratings: (10) Friends: (2)	Building a canopy I would like to make my own canopy i just need to know what exactly do i need i know i need tools like drills etc i have those but i need to know i have a 20 gallon long tank 30 inches long 12 inches width but what type of wood to get and what size to get. and where i run into a problem is i have 24 inch fixturre so id need to but something on top of the canopy for it to rest on maybe egg cratebut if you can link me to a blur print thats be cool thkans __________________ ~Rob~ i take everyday like a grain of salt. and after i get enough i do a water change

03-23-2008, 12:24 AM	#4
Bob 1000 Professional Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Staten Island Posts: 3,683 Reefer Ratings: (32) Friends: (36)	That's a secretlol

03-23-2008, 12:43 AM	#5
BrooklynsReefMan1 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Down-Town Brooklyn Posts: 582 Reefer Ratings: (10) Friends: (2)	well if im planning on getting halides should i not go with a canopy shhhhh __________________ ~Rob~ i take everyday like a grain of salt. and after i get enough i do a water change

03-23-2008, 03:28 AM	#6
tosiek Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Greenpoint Brooklyn, NY Posts: 1,589 Reefer Ratings: (30) Friends: (10)	depends. all the hood is going to do is let you not have to use eggcrate for fish that jump. And clean up so you dont have light spill out around your tank. Helps people to look at the tank without light glare. cover an ugly fixture. You don;'t really need a hood unless you want one for those reasons or for the aesthetics, And you will have to add some sort of ventilation for the fixture nomatter what type you have (yes even PC's). __________________ __________________________ 0.0! OhEmGee!

03-23-2008, 09:54 AM	#8
dmr2000 Yo Dude !!! Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: n/y Posts: 177 Reefer Ratings: (6) Friends: (2)	Oak is a good wood tools I have if you need to use you can build in fans for cooling I'm running 3 175 mh and 1 96 watt pc with moonie lights in a canopy Last edited by dmr2000; 03-23-2008 at 09:57 AM.

02-23-2008, 06:34 PM	#2
autoponicz powered by MR Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: queenz/philly Posts: 1,769 Reefer Ratings: (21) Friends: (2)	try google diy canopy and also search in this forum. theres so many ways of building a canopy...just limits to how creative or ideas you can get.....

03-22-2008, 11:06 PM	#3
iconoclast Tired Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Brooklyn: near brooklyn college Posts: 185 Reefer Ratings: (8) Friends: (0)	you have to research a bit and come up with what type of canopy you want i recently did away with my and have MH pendants right now

03-23-2008, 07:03 AM	#7
iconoclast Tired Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Brooklyn: near brooklyn college Posts: 185 Reefer Ratings: (8) Friends: (0)	I had a lot of trouble with light spilling out of my tank when i went with a pendant, esp since my tank is high up and i sit to the side of it for the computer...... I ended up putting a piece of wood sitting on the top, with 'legs' going back on the sides for stability. sort of like the front of a hood but easily taken off so i can go 'fishing', ease of access was another big reason i wanted to get rid of my canopy.

03-23-2008, 10:22 AM	#9
BrooklynsReefMan1 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Down-Town Brooklyn Posts: 582 Reefer Ratings: (10) Friends: (2)	well when i get my mh im going to get a nice blueprint out on it now does it need to fit your tank exact or a little bigger or a little smaller __________________ ~Rob~ i take everyday like a grain of salt. and after i get enough i do a water change

03-23-2008, 10:31 AM	#10
dmr2000 Yo Dude !!! Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: n/y Posts: 177 Reefer Ratings: (6) Friends: (2)	a little bigger it sits over the top and comes down covering the plastic border on the tank in side the canopy there are stops that sit on the rim of the tank.

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