building a new stand

[StirCrazy]

Originally Posted by Beverly

Steve,

I would put some kind of ventilation in the upper part of the wall with fan(s) blowing air out, or something like that. I'm also thinking of some kind of air/heat exchanger that might vent outside, or somewhere convenient. How are you going to access the tank when you need to add frags, or reaquascape, or change the bulbs?

I have a couple ventilation ideas in mind, one is just leaving the top open with about 1/2 of space from the top of the molding to the ceiling so this will give an air gap all the way around so natural convection should make it act like a chiminy... hot air should rise and leave through the top, while cooler air is pulled in the bottom.

the other idea is similar but not leaving it open and power venting the top.

for access there will be doors and such for access, probably bottom, middle and higher up as I want a few shelves inside the upper area for storing stuff inside.

Steve