format32 Posted November 8, 2004 Share Posted November 8, 2004 Anyone have or know of DIY hoods for 5.5 gallon tanks? Link to comment
snaggle Posted November 8, 2004 Share Posted November 8, 2004 here is what I did I just put it over the stock hood. http://www.nano-reef.com/forums/showthread...&threadid=38153 Link to comment
SubZero Posted November 8, 2004 Share Posted November 8, 2004 Format, If you wanted to build a wood one with your own lighting, I would think that you may be able to adapt Ross' plans to fit your size tank. It's a faily simple build and mine came out nice. I was thinking of a 5.5 myself for my office and I would probably build a custom hood on a scaled down version of the same hood. Heres the link: http://www.nano-reef.com/forums/showthread...=&threadid=7027 Good luck, Mark Link to comment
djconn Posted November 9, 2004 Share Posted November 9, 2004 This is what I did in my 5.5. Happy with it so far. Also just added 2 fans where one blows in and one blows out. http://www.nanotank.com/viewtopic.php?t=14 Link to comment
ngericke Posted November 9, 2004 Share Posted November 9, 2004 If you are looking for a wood canopy for a 5.5 contact me Link to comment
kappa Posted November 9, 2004 Share Posted November 9, 2004 Yeah sure. Here is mine. I use the 5.5 as my refugium. It has a 20 w 50/50 mini under thr hood, and a csl 32w retrofit reflector inside. made from a plastic rain gutter Under the hood on/off switch (the switch is actually there to hold the light socket in place) Last note: use a piece of glass as a splash/evap cover to protect the light bulb from salt creeps. You can get a piece of glass at Home Depot, and have them cut it to the correct size really cheap. Also make sure you sand the edges of the glass down using several grades of fine and coarse sand paper. I Like djconn's light setup. Link to comment
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