Canopy or not????? need build idea's

[mark]

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[monocus]

i basicly built mine the same way-a little more fancier out of mahogany-but i made it with one double hinged door and two pull out shelves for the lights-fairly easy-if you can build a box you can build a canopy

[whatcaneyedo]

Do you recall mine from when you were here? I just have a 'crown' on top of my tank. I can pull it off the tank in a second, it doesnt trap heat, it hides all the crap going in and out of the tank and it was very inexpensive and simple to build.

[Kryptic4L]

I figure a few sheets of aluminum and some velcro should do the trick.

[kien]

this is my open top canopy :-D







It was pretty simple to build. Great access on either side with swinging doors. My light actually sits on top of the canopy about 4 inches so there is a gap. I like it this way so that there is plenty of ventilation and I don't cook the tank. You can easily modify this so that your light is housed inside of it, or sit your light right on top of it with no gaps.

[banditpowdercoat]

How much light spill do you have with these open top styles? I want to enclose my MH's and get all the light possible into the tank. But fear the heat issues when I do. It's pretty stable now with no top, and fan blowing across.

[whatcaneyedo]

No light spill for me. My pendants hang slightly lower than the top of the crown so all of the light is contained within the tank.