Need help with 90g DIY canopy please

patsfan1130 · 05-29-2004, 06:53 PM

Ok..I have decided to upgrade my lighting with MH retrofits but need a canopy first. I spent the entire day looking at a couple stores and there is no way I am going to pay $480 for an Oceanic and the others I saw simply are not tall enough so I am going to try to build my own.

I am by no means a master carpenter but can hold my own if I have instructions or a diagram. I have searched the web high & low but cannot find anything that is not very vague.

Does anyone have a link or some plans I can refer to?? anything at all? Pics sure would be nice as well

Thanks,

Mark

dattack · 06-01-2004, 05:14 AM

Here is a couple of links that might give you some ideas.
http://www.vafishfreek.com/canopypics.html
http://www.saltreef.com/projects/aqcanopy.htm

Usually with canopys that house MHs, I would make a canopy that you can flip the front part of so that you can feed the fish, change the bulbs, or do some maintenance.

orion25 · 06-01-2004, 05:24 AM

I built a canopy following the following link:

http://users.rcn.com/reef101/diyhood.html

I used 10" lumber for the front and sides beause I may upgrade to MH in the future. You can adjust the dimensions to fit your application.

RB

mistermikev · 11-16-2006, 05:27 PM

You may want to check out my recently posted DIY 75/90 canopy. I have halides and this design allows 9 1/4 inches clearence from top of tank to bottom of top piece. has a flip front and was designed to be built using all std available lumber from local lowes, menards, etc.

05-29-2004, 06:53 PM	#1
patsfan1130 Citizen Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Mass Posts: 240	Need help with 90g DIY canopy please Ok..I have decided to upgrade my lighting with MH retrofits but need a canopy first. I spent the entire day looking at a couple stores and there is no way I am going to pay $480 for an Oceanic and the others I saw simply are not tall enough so I am going to try to build my own. I am by no means a master carpenter but can hold my own if I have instructions or a diagram. I have searched the web high & low but cannot find anything that is not very vague. Does anyone have a link or some plans I can refer to?? anything at all? Pics sure would be nice as well Thanks, Mark

06-01-2004, 05:24 AM	#3
orion25 Council Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Huntsville, AL, USA Posts: 383	I built a canopy following the following link: http://users.rcn.com/reef101/diyhood.html I used 10" lumber for the front and sides beause I may upgrade to MH in the future. You can adjust the dimensions to fit your application. RB __________________ Don't sweat the petty things and don't pet the sweaty things.

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06-01-2004, 05:14 AM	#2
dattack Council Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: anaheim, CA Posts: 347	Here is a couple of links that might give you some ideas. http://www.vafishfreek.com/canopypics.html http://www.saltreef.com/projects/aqcanopy.htm Usually with canopys that house MHs, I would make a canopy that you can flip the front part of so that you can feed the fish, change the bulbs, or do some maintenance.

11-16-2006, 05:27 PM	#4
mistermikev Citizen Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: wi Posts: 207	You may want to check out my recently posted DIY 75/90 canopy. I have halides and this design allows 9 1/4 inches clearence from top of tank to bottom of top piece. has a flip front and was designed to be built using all std available lumber from local lowes, menards, etc.

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