New Stand and Canopy from Bio-Reef

JG · 10-04-2001, 12:21 PM

Got my new tank setup last week (120 Oceanic). Here's a pic of the stand and canopy. Its cherry wood with a natural finish on it. The canopy is 12.5" high, the stand is 38" high.

JG · 10-04-2001, 12:21 PM

RobG · 10-04-2001, 03:29 PM

Sweet tank, stand and canopy! I'm jealous

What's bio-reef? an LFS?

naser · 10-04-2001, 06:16 PM

i spotted a fire hazard.... ballast sitting on the carpet. besides that that tank rocks. i myself have a 125 on the way.

DukeDog · 10-04-2001, 07:20 PM

Looks good. I like how the cherry wood looks. They do a good job on their stands.
Jeff

JG · 10-04-2001, 10:09 PM

naser,

the ballast is resting on two pieces of marble tile and is elevated from the floor by about an inch

JG · 10-04-2001, 10:15 PM

Rob,

here's the url to bio-reef http://www.bioreef.com/cabinets.htm

Mobious · 10-05-2001, 09:15 AM

Looks really good...

But how do u get in there and clean.. Or even feed the fish??

naser · 10-05-2001, 11:14 AM

good cause ive got that same ballast and oh man does it get hot. nice tank once again.

**scubadude** · 10-05-2001, 01:09 PM

Very nice stand&canopy!

Make sure youu have a good seal or salt creep can totally wreak havok on nice wood like that! Keep us posted!

organicreefer · 10-05-2001, 03:25 PM

beautiful,but does the hood have any doors?im almost done building my hood for my 120 oceanic,and i put 2 doors on the front and a door on each side

i agree with haveing a good seal on that wood,i would reccomend a polyurathane,or a two part epoxy.

**Ninong** · 10-05-2001, 05:20 PM

Very nice!

JG · 10-05-2001, 05:40 PM

thanks guys,

the whole front of the canopy opens up and folds back. The canopy is hinged right in the middle.

DukeDog · 10-05-2001, 06:40 PM

It opens like this
Jeff

myreef · 10-05-2001, 11:19 PM

Looks good John! Wish my canopies opened like that. Got to like the piano style opening. Makes it very easy to work in even with the extra height and halides!

organicreefer · 10-06-2001, 10:30 AM

dang i cant see the 'gap in the first pic.i too wish my hood opened like that,it was easier to put doors on the fronts so thats how i did it.once again beautiful.

JG · 10-07-2001, 11:19 AM

Here's how mine opens. Lighting, BTW, is two 400w Radiums with two 110w VHO actinics

organicreefer · 10-07-2001, 12:20 PM

jmo ,but i would turn my halides sideways,and paint the inside of the hood a flat white,followed by two part epoxy

what do they(bio reef) put on the wood to protect it?

npaden · 10-08-2001, 12:11 PM

JG,

Very nice!

organic reefer,

I think most lighting articles would suggest running the lights perpendicular to the tank just as JG has them set up for more even lighting distribution over the tank.

FWIW, Nathan

Reinhold · 10-08-2001, 02:35 PM

One of the nicest hoods I've seen. I have to stop looking at these kinds of pictures, or I'll wind up buying a new tank.

10-04-2001, 12:21 PM	#1
JG Mayor Join Date: Jul 2000 Posts: 630	New Stand and Canopy from Bio-Reef Got my new tank setup last week (120 Oceanic). Here's a pic of the stand and canopy. Its cherry wood with a natural finish on it. The canopy is 12.5" high, the stand is 38" high.

10-05-2001, 01:09 PM	#10
scubadude Moderator Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Wichita, Kansas Posts: 5,276	Hi JG :) Very nice stand&canopy! Make sure youu have a good seal or salt creep can totally wreak havok on nice wood like that! Keep us posted! __________________ Rocky

10-05-2001, 11:19 PM	#15
myreef Council Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Lawrenceville, GA, USA Posts: 373	Looks good John! Wish my canopies opened like that. Got to like the piano style opening. Makes it very easy to work in even with the extra height and halides! __________________ Andy MyReef Creations andy@myreefcreations.com

10-08-2001, 12:11 PM	#19
npaden Citizen Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Lubbock, Texas Posts: 198	JG, Very nice! organic reefer, I think most lighting articles would suggest running the lights perpendicular to the tank just as JG has them set up for more even lighting distribution over the tank. FWIW, Nathan __________________ Always get a 2nd opinion. (and a 3rd, 4th, etc...) Check out my Homepage

10-08-2001, 02:35 PM	#20
Reinhold Mayor Join Date: May 2001 Location: USA Posts: 941	Beautiful Stand and Hood! One of the nicest hoods I've seen. I have to stop looking at these kinds of pictures, or I'll wind up buying a new tank.

10-04-2001, 03:29 PM	#3
RobG Council Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Cleveland, Ohio Posts: 288	Sweet tank, stand and canopy! I'm jealous What's bio-reef? an LFS?

10-04-2001, 06:16 PM	#4
naser super-reefer Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: SAN DIEGO, CA Posts: 1,908	i spotted a fire hazard.... ballast sitting on the carpet. besides that that tank rocks. i myself have a 125 on the way.

10-04-2001, 07:20 PM	#5
DukeDog Citizen Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: SWFL Posts: 165	Looks good. I like how the cherry wood looks. They do a good job on their stands. Jeff

10-04-2001, 10:09 PM	#6
JG Mayor Join Date: Jul 2000 Posts: 630	naser, the ballast is resting on two pieces of marble tile and is elevated from the floor by about an inch

10-04-2001, 10:15 PM	#7
JG Mayor Join Date: Jul 2000 Posts: 630	Rob, here's the url to bio-reef http://www.bioreef.com/cabinets.htm

10-05-2001, 09:15 AM	#8
Mobious Council Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Atlanta, Ga Posts: 282	Looks really good... But how do u get in there and clean.. Or even feed the fish??

10-05-2001, 11:14 AM	#9
naser super-reefer Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: SAN DIEGO, CA Posts: 1,908	good cause ive got that same ballast and oh man does it get hot. nice tank once again.

10-05-2001, 03:25 PM	#11
organicreefer Governor Join Date: May 2001 Location: Northern CA Posts: 2,171	beautiful,but does the hood have any doors?im almost done building my hood for my 120 oceanic,and i put 2 doors on the front and a door on each side i agree with haveing a good seal on that wood,i would reccomend a polyurathane,or a two part epoxy.

10-05-2001, 05:20 PM	#12
Ninong Moderator Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Louisiana Posts: 19,615	Very nice!

10-05-2001, 05:40 PM	#13
JG Mayor Join Date: Jul 2000 Posts: 630	thanks guys, the whole front of the canopy opens up and folds back. The canopy is hinged right in the middle.

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10-05-2001, 06:40 PM	#14
DukeDog Citizen Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: SWFL Posts: 165	It opens like this Jeff

10-06-2001, 10:30 AM	#16
organicreefer Governor Join Date: May 2001 Location: Northern CA Posts: 2,171	dang i cant see the 'gap in the first pic.i too wish my hood opened like that,it was easier to put doors on the fronts so thats how i did it.once again beautiful.

10-07-2001, 11:19 AM	#17
JG Mayor Join Date: Jul 2000 Posts: 630	Here's how mine opens. Lighting, BTW, is two 400w Radiums with two 110w VHO actinics

10-07-2001, 12:20 PM	#18
organicreefer Governor Join Date: May 2001 Location: Northern CA Posts: 2,171	jmo ,but i would turn my halides sideways,and paint the inside of the hood a flat white,followed by two part epoxy what do they(bio reef) put on the wood to protect it?

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