Spiffyguy
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Things are getting closer on my 55 and I am ready to get a hood. Only problem is I have no construction skills. So I am looking for who can build one for me. It shouldn't be that hard. Anyway this is the design I came up with so let me know if it looks messed up or not.
The green area will be a lid that hinges open over the "super sump" It would be nice if this was piano hinged so it would lay flat on the rest of the hood. The yellow will be some sort of feeding lid, whether it be just the front or a little bit into the hood I am not sure. It would be dependent on the light fixture I guess, which is black. That will be a tek light T5 fixture that will need to be securely mounted onto the hood. So when I take the hood off to work on the tank it doesn't go a flying.
So how does that design look? My only main concern is getting the Tek mounted in there. The tank is only like 12" wide and the tek fixture is 16" for the 6 bulb version, which is what I want. But if I need to I can back down to the 4 bulb version which is 12". Of course that is less wattage, 54 watt vs 39. Less bulbs too. but if I need to make it smaller than I will. Reason I wanted the 6 bulb is so later down the road I could use it on a 6 foot tank
always planning ahead.
Also there is a center brace on the tank that will be under the T5. Would this cause any major issues heat wise with weakening the brace? Anyway if you know someone who can build one let me know please. I am trying to get things wrapped up as fast as financially possible so I can get my TBS rock before the water heat up too much. Less Isopods that way.
Thanks
Scott
The green area will be a lid that hinges open over the "super sump" It would be nice if this was piano hinged so it would lay flat on the rest of the hood. The yellow will be some sort of feeding lid, whether it be just the front or a little bit into the hood I am not sure. It would be dependent on the light fixture I guess, which is black. That will be a tek light T5 fixture that will need to be securely mounted onto the hood. So when I take the hood off to work on the tank it doesn't go a flying.
So how does that design look? My only main concern is getting the Tek mounted in there. The tank is only like 12" wide and the tek fixture is 16" for the 6 bulb version, which is what I want. But if I need to I can back down to the 4 bulb version which is 12". Of course that is less wattage, 54 watt vs 39. Less bulbs too. but if I need to make it smaller than I will. Reason I wanted the 6 bulb is so later down the road I could use it on a 6 foot tank
always planning ahead. Also there is a center brace on the tank that will be under the T5. Would this cause any major issues heat wise with weakening the brace? Anyway if you know someone who can build one let me know please. I am trying to get things wrapped up as fast as financially possible so I can get my TBS rock before the water heat up too much. Less Isopods that way.
Thanks
Scott
