125 FOWLR build

LOLOL that was hilarious packleader
Looking good so far will

 

the more i look at this canopy, the less i like it. dose it seem too tall to anyone else?

~Will.

 

That looks great so far though will. What are you going to do for lighting, just PC's or are you going to do T5's?

 

the lighting i really hadn't put much thought into. could i get away with a double 4' fluorescent fixture from home depot for the time being? the guy at the big lfs said it would be ok . . . i cant believe i diddnt ask that question here before i started building :-/

i had a great day tank wise, i cut the canopy down about 5", skinned the front of the stand, made 3 cabinet doors, and finally got the front 8" of the canopy to hinge back on itself over 2 doors. i was going to get a few pictures but no one was around the shop to help me get it setup.

~Will.

 

Looks pretty awesome!!!

 

heres what i got done this weekend, still not 100% sure on what i can squeeze in there for lighting. the doors are not hung but the top hinges just the way i wanted them to be. all the hard stuff is done, now all i gotta do is a bunch of sanding, painting, siliconing, and sealing and it'll be ready to go into the house.



~Will.

 

Wow...
Impressive!!!

 

looking good, try not to get any chemicals in the tanks

 

looking good man... i my self am planning a 125 fowlr set up just have to wait another week to finish up school before i get started on the tank(gotta focus on finals!)...def be following this one like the hood might have to looking to makings something more like urs

 

i dont do any work while the tank is in place, i just mock it up to take pictures of the progress.

mic5486, the only reason i did the canopy like that is i have an acrylic tank with only 2 openings in the top to access the tank that are 22" x 7". if i had a glass tank with a totally open top all i would do is a couple hinged doors across the face of the canopy for access. it would make your life MUCH easier to go that rout.

thanks for all the kind words everyone, please feel free to lob some suggestions at me.

~Will.