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	DIY Stand and Canopy.... with a twist
Racso Mega Fish Some Assembly Required Posts: 1163 Kudos: 1442 Votes: 35 Registered: 19-Feb-2002	Ok, so i'm tinkering with the idea of building my own stand and canopy for a 37gallon tank. What I want to do with both are build a cheap skeleton frame, and then add cabinatry to the outside of that. In otherword, the stand itself will look plain, boring, no decor at all, a wooden version of basic wrought-iron stands. THEN, I will put panels and stuff outside the stand. The way that this differs from most other stands is the the decorative part is part of the support, but I don't want that. ANYWHO, my main concern is the canopy. I need to build one that will hold a retrofit lighting system for two 65 watt CP lights. I don't know what brand just yet... anyone have any good plans or ideas.... or both?
Posted 09-Feb-2006 07:50
dan76 Big Fish Always Reading Posts Posts: 343 Registered: 08-Jul-2003	the garf.org site has a diy stand plan that with a bit of imagination can to modified to suit just about any style of tank. as for the hood all they are is a box sitting on top of the tank. i like to have at least 300mm between the tank water and light fittings , you should buy your lights first and plan the hood around them, do you want a sloping lift up lid at the front? maybe two lids? or maybe a flat top with lid . i prefer to have doors that open outwards so i can sit stuff on the top of the tank OH TOLEEDY!
Posted 09-Feb-2006 08:23
seventh_son_of_ed Hobbyist Posts: 87 Kudos: 77 Votes: 9 Registered: 09-Aug-2004	Canopy Link I think That Answers Your Question about Canopys An this one helps with the cabinet.´ Stand Link Hope thats precisely what you want. Face up make your stand and realize your living in the golden Years
Posted 09-Feb-2006 12:50
Racso Mega Fish Some Assembly Required Posts: 1163 Kudos: 1442 Votes: 35 Registered: 19-Feb-2002	Thanks for the help. Got what I needed. I'm pretty handy, and if I wanted, I know I could go out and build one myself without any real plans. But that way always leads to, "Wow, looks great.... but wheres the (insert important thing here)?"
Posted 10-Feb-2006 01:35


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