DIY canopy day2

A short upade vid on my lighting ststem and canopy I am currently working on, I used 6mm MDF and I allowed an overlap of 0.5cm either side of the tank to ensure stability while resting on the tank. I also painted the interior a glossy white to reflect as much light as possible back into the tank. I'm aiming to have the lighting fixture completed by saturday. So if you enjoyes the vid please give it a thumbs up...write a short comment and subscribe thanks!

Category:

Pets & Animals

Tags:

• DIY
• lighting
• lights
• aquarium
• T5
• T8
• floresent
• flourescent
• florescent
• canopy
• hood
• housing

[fishing670]

nice!

[TheRossiboy]

@fishing670 thanks...it's nice to have some good feedback :)

[cichlid62]

Hey dumb ass, your making a canopy for a tank with compressed wood, it's gonna turn to shit with the humidity.

[TheRossiboy]

@cichlid62 Hey Dickhead :) There is little humidity to ruin it as there is an acrylic drip plate below it...check the facts before you leave retarded comments

[mbezik]

ross, if you can get hold of some, mylar is what u want inside the canopy, if not and i know it sounds ridiculous but matt white paint(bathroom or kitchen as they have fungicidal built into them which will help in the wet enviro it will be used) is better at reflecting light, it diffuses the light it reflects rather than specular reflection gloss gives - i kno it sounds counter intuative but thats the way science works sometimes

[TheRossiboy]

@mbezik I'm not too bothered about reflecting all of the light back into the tank...I might use that stuff sometime in the future but for the minute I'm gonna stick with the white paint. The hood wont come into contact with any water because there will be an acrilic sheet below it :) thanks for the suggestions though mate!

[kye88]

It looks good. you've done well. dont worry about the light getting to hot, they usually get warm but not excessive. my standard t5 gets warm but not Hot (reflector) not bulb, you shouldnt have a prob with it.

[TheRossiboy]

@MrAqua013 thanks mate

[TheRossiboy]

@9BigGeorge thanks man :) I'm happy just painting it because I'm not too bothered about reflecting all the light just enough to make the tank look good

[9BigGeorge]

Ross man, this is awesome! Aluminum soda cans also reflect a lot more light, and its safe. Try it out!