Tank Hood, & Lighting Question

[joestyx]

I have a 55 gal tank it came with the 2 24 inch hoods instead of the 48 inch one....My question is is there anyway i can change this to the single 48 inch hood, cuz there is a light fixture i want and it only comes in 36 and 48 inches??? there is a metal brace in the middle of the aquarium by the way that doesn't seen like it's suppose to be removed

[Mgamer20o0]

i wouldnt remove the brace but you can get a 48 inch hood.

[Draal5]

I agree with mg there is no problem using a 48" hood.

[joestyx]

but will the 48 inch hood have a slot in the middle of it to fit correctly??

[Beowulff83]

you could prob mod the new hood a bit to fit

[Draal5]

The new hood may or may not have the notch for the center brace. All depends on the hood type florescent lights have them compact fluorescents do not.

[grannylvsfish]

ok, mine has the brace to, what you do is order the versa glass tops ( 24 inch) for both sides. then order your light. the light will sit right on top of the glass. :)

[grannylvsfish]

here is a pic of mine......http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v629/hakunamakarla/55tank-1.jpg

[JamieB]

Great looking tank grannylvsfish! Nice set up! is that a back ground on the back of tank or the wall behind it?

[grannylvsfish]

Thanks Jamie, its a back ground. the first one I ever saw like mine :) I got it at petsmart a year ago. I fell in love with it! I dod some more work on my tank after this shot, I added live plants to it to . it looks way better.

[JamieB]

love to see the updates on it. Is that a paper background or is it textured?

[grannylvsfish]

just plastic, but it does look textured doesn't it :lol:

[joestyx]

ok, mine has the brace to, what you do is order the versa glass tops ( 24 inch) for both sides. then order your light. the light will sit right on top of the glass. :)

yeah i wanted to get the glass tops as well so that will work out just fine then....nice tank granny