125 reef build - Page 11 - Aquarium Advice

Fish Dude · 05-06-2008, 12:53 PM

Great tank, you must be a proud pappa cccapt...quick question.

When you are dealing with the kind of heat generated from 3 halides, I see that you ran water to your basement for gravity and cooling effect. But when you build a canopy out of wood, do you coat the interior of the canopy with a resin that is fire safe?

Wood canopies and halides make me nervous. Did you do anything special?

cccapt · 05-06-2008, 05:58 PM

Thank you.

I only painted the inside of the canopy with a couple coats of exterior latex. The entire back side of the canopy is opened and I have 3 fans in there so I don't really have a heat problem. I've been using MH's in a wood canopy for close to 20 years and never had any issues. As long as it's well vented there really shouldn't be enough heat to cause a fire. The lights only raise my tank temp about 1-2 degrees depending on the temp in the house.

05-06-2008, 05:58 PM	#102 (permalink)
cccapt SW 10 & Over Community Mentor Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Northeast PA Posts: 1,032 Images: 2	Thank you. I only painted the inside of the canopy with a couple coats of exterior latex. The entire back side of the canopy is opened and I have 3 fans in there so I don't really have a heat problem. I've been using MH's in a wood canopy for close to 20 years and never had any issues. As long as it's well vented there really shouldn't be enough heat to cause a fire. The lights only raise my tank temp about 1-2 degrees depending on the temp in the house. __________________ 125g reef See My Tank Info Check out The build project

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05-06-2008, 12:53 PM	#101 (permalink)
Fish Dude Aquarium Advice Apprentice Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Maryland Posts: 34	Great tank, you must be a proud pappa cccapt...quick question. When you are dealing with the kind of heat generated from 3 halides, I see that you ran water to your basement for gravity and cooling effect. But when you build a canopy out of wood, do you coat the interior of the canopy with a resin that is fire safe? Wood canopies and halides make me nervous. Did you do anything special?