Stand is done (minus the cabinet doors I'm having made)! Now on to the canopy tomorrow
Thanks. Yes I accounted for the trim on the bottom. Although I added an extra sheet of plywood not pictured so I have a half inch and 3/4" sanded high grade plywood on top for extra stability and leveling of the minor gaps in the stand. I have gone back and forth about adding foam as I've heard mixed things for glass framed aquariums, not sure if I want to do that. The trim does come up but doesn't cover the bottom trim on the tank completely now that I added the extra plywood but I'm ok with that.
@crusso1993 Not sure if I was clear before. But with the tank sitting on the stand the trim on the stand comes up to cover about 1 of the 2 inches of the tanks trim so I could still use foam and not see it but not sure if I want to yet
Canopy is done! Just have to paint the inside white and stain the outside. I plan on recessing the viparspectra lights into the hood by cutting holes in the top and having a bracket for them to rest on to keep them away from the salt air. What should I use in the cutout to support the light? Glass, a light diffuser? I am worried about heat and dont want to filter out the UV
Canopy is done! Just have to paint the inside white and stain the outside. I plan on recessing the viparspectra lights into the hood by cutting holes in the top and having a bracket for them to rest on to keep them away from the salt air. What should I use in the cutout to support the light? Glass, a light diffuser? I am worried about heat and dont want to filter out the UV
I plan on cutting holes just big enough for the lights to fit through but having a frame around the edges of 1"x2"s and some type of acrylic or glass on the bottom so the lights sitting on top are completely sealed from the salt. They do make special uv transmitting glass and acrylic but its expensive. Wondered if anyone had any other ideas.
Canopy is done! What do I do now to keep myself busy untill the sump comes???
Lol! Please do tell!
Yeah I think at some point I'll add them. And it is a good idea to lay it out beforehand. But the sump fills so much of the stand and the rest will be taken up by the calcium reactor I haven't even begun to think about where I'll mount all the controllers. Maybe on the inside of the far right cabinet door?
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