my home made DIY hood!

Plans?

Hey, pretty nice dP. Can you share the plans?

 

How easy is the tank to access with the t5 fixture as it is?

 

sure np, ill send them when i get off work

 

np at all... i just forgot to notch out a a spot to turn my lights on and off lol so i had to take it off lastnight :-[

 

very nice.. I plan on doing something similar when I set up my 75

 

It works. Very welll, just gatta paint it Lol I'm in the middle of making all my accessories will post pics when their done!

 

should i build my t5s into the hood?

 

I'm just finishing a canopy for my 72 gallon. I have a 48" t5 fixture that just slides in and out. I put 1"x"1 pieces of wood on the inside attached to the sides and my light slides right in and sits right on top. Easy in, easy out.

Are you planning on installing fans into the canopy? I'm in the process of deciding how mine are going to work. I will probably be running a 3.5" computer fan controller that will power 2-4 fans.

 

I wouldn't start ripping apart a perfectly good T5 light fixture, especially if it already fits and you have enough clearance to access the tank.

~Will.

 

yea its easy to access everything, i just forgot to cut a hole to reach the switches for the lights lol. im also worried about it getting 2 hot... the whole back is open and the t5s its self have a little 1.5'' fan on the back.... u think thats enough or should i put a fan into the canopy?