Happy wife floating ecotech light canopy

[Jaredtexas]

Final Design!

added a slot on the hood bracket so i could line it up perfectly left to right on the tank since my studs are off center on the wall. (annoyingly enough)

 

[Jaredtexas]

Looks great. Is there a way to make it thinner for a more modern minimalist look? Height just enough to encase the lights and still allow them to vent naturally with the top fans?

i actually thought about doing this. The way i would do it and the way my wife would do it are two different methods. She wants it to be a little bigger to match our cabinet work in our bedroom but i want it to be thin. Orginally she wanted it to be the length and width of the tank and i was like... no.

technically with this bracket i could make it as thin as about 4 inches tall. you would probably want it 5 inches tall in order to hide the back bracket well.

i kinda want to make it the width of my current light panel and thin like you said....

the only thing i am not sure is if i go to thin that you will be able to possible see the top while standing for the average 6 foot human being.

 

[Jaredtexas]

I like where your head is at. I used 1-1/2 x 1-1/2 tube steel as a way to hide wires and give you the floating look still.

wow that looks really good man! This whole floating look is really awesome. I need to make bracket kits people can buy like the one im making so everyone can float there tanks and all they have to do is contruct the hood they want around it

 

[Calm Blue Ocean]

I'll be following along. I also have Ecotech lights on a bedroom tank and keep getting comments about "the surface of the sun". ;Hilarious

 

[merfish101]

Very nice. I've been thinking about hanging my lights. Definitely following along to see how it goes.

 

[Jaredtexas]

Machined!

 

[Jaredtexas]

You get the idea for the other pieces but here she is painted

 

[Jaredtexas]

Now to start the hood construction!

 

[Jaredtexas]

 

[Reefing102]

I know it’s already in progress and such, but have you thought of doing a wave look on the edges? Not sure if that flows with modern as that usually goes for clean lines but just a thought

 

[Greg P]

Looking great!!

 

[flourishofmediocrity]

really nice work!

 

[Jaredtexas]

Making progress! I’m going to do a 2” trim around the top and the maybe a 10 in board running directly down the middle that floats from the inside to kill light spill but also let it breath perfectly. I am not sure if that makes sense to anyone lol

essentially the board down the middle will be lower than the trim at the top but the trim at the top will overhang more than the board in the middle and that will kill all light spill but have complete open air heat exhaustion,

 

[Jaredtexas]

I know it’s already in progress and such, but have you thought of doing a wave look on the edges? Not sure if that flows with modern as that usually goes for clean lines but just a thought

All engineering and rev changes must be approved through headquarters. Lol

 

[Jaredtexas]

Painted! Just have to add the internals. Hopefully get to hang it tomorrow and final pictures!

 

[flagg37]

Is that spray booth in your garage?

 

[Jaredtexas]

Is that spray booth in your garage?

Haha that would be a big garage that spray booth is massive. It’s a down draft commercial booth. You could probably park a few trucks in it. We own an aerospace company so it’s one of the spray booths at the shop.

 

[flagg37]

Haha that would be a big garage that spray booth is massive. It’s a down draft commercial booth. You could probably park a few trucks in it. We own an aerospace company so it’s one of the spray booths at the shop.

I should have known with the machining post.

 

[Jaredtexas]

All done!

 

[Jaredtexas]

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