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03/12/2018, 02:20 PM | #1 |
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Floating canopy installation for larger tanks
I was curious who here has done a floating canopy installation for their large reef tanks? Ive looked around the forums a bit, and many of the write ups I am seeing are for suspending much smaller canopies(i.e. less weight), or installing light lifts in non visible locations(i.e. not pretty). What I want to do is install a nice looking large floating canopy(72" L x 33" D x 20" H) in a living room. Ive looked around a bit, and one idea I am kicking around is getting an aluminum frame from somewhere like 8020 or eztube, and skinning it with some thin wood veneer. That still leaves the question of how I will suspend it, and raise and lower it at will.
Anyone have some thoughts on this? Anyone have any pictures? So many of the old threads are picture-less after the photobucket change =\ Thanks, Jesse |
03/12/2018, 07:22 PM | #2 |
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03/12/2018, 07:24 PM | #3 |
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Well, looks like ReefCentral doesn't like links to that "other" reefing site.
Do a search on clay-boa for "675 gallon glass display / 1,100 + gallon system in LA" and look at page 9. Then look at every page and drool. |
03/12/2018, 07:25 PM | #4 |
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Seriously, I can't even type R. then the number 2, and then another R? Clay-boa was the sanitized version that posted? This is why people have been steadily migrating away from this site.
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03/12/2018, 10:09 PM | #5 |
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I found it. I am not on that level... Lol
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03/14/2018, 05:42 AM | #6 | |
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03/14/2018, 11:15 AM | #7 |
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you could, alternatively, point at the same user's build thread featuring the same photos right here on RC.
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/sh...2645176&page=4 |
03/14/2018, 12:35 PM | #8 |
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Unfortunately the details on how the user set that up are a bit limited. I wont have an attic to work with, so Ill be limited to mounting within the existing room.
This is probably an easy question for some of you handy folks, but I am bit "new" to being handy. My goal is to figure out what type of hardware I can use to hang the canopy from the ceiling, how I can raise and lower it(manually is fine), and how I can be 100% sure that it is safe, and wont come crashing down on my new tank due to equipment failure, or human error. Thanks, Jesse |
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