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Icom
02-02-2008, 6:35 PM
just finished building the canopy for my 37g .I put in 4 26w CFL Daylight 6500k bulbs (104 watts ) Turned out pretty well considering I've never made anything out of wood before. couple pics..

the original lighting

2 part lid

Rbishop
02-02-2008, 6:38 PM
Nice.

scootrnerd
02-02-2008, 6:39 PM
good job, looks great!

Icom
02-02-2008, 7:03 PM
thanks,I'm pretty impressed with it myself,heck,I may build one now for my 55g and see how many of them bulbs I can fit in it.

now I can get rid of that big plastic plant in the corner and put a REAL plant there :grinyes:

I intentionally left that gap/space there in the front,and one on the top to help get rid of some of the heat build-up.I'm thinking now I should have done it in the back instead of the front.

ohbly
02-02-2008, 8:35 PM
thanks for posting that. Iv been looking at diy hoods and I think I will copy yours:grinyes:

Icom
02-02-2008, 10:29 PM
thanks for posting that. Iv been looking at diy hoods and I think I will copy yours:grinyes:


go ahead,I got it the same way and just adjusted the measurements to the tank,the one I "copied" from was for a 55g I found someplace :huh: I have the plans saved as a MS Word doc. with pics and all if you want it
(the 55's my next project I think)