light hood w/fans and canopy - Aquarium Advice

guitarded · 12-01-2004, 07:09 AM

i recently bought a light hood with a fan. the manufacturer states that a canopy should not be used with this light hood. well, it was obvious that the reason was that the fan could not vent because the intake and outlet would be blocked by the canopy. because i am new to this hobby, i didn't think about just building the lights into the canopy.

i really wanted to use my canopy and this light hood (because i spent big bucks on the light system) so i used a hole saw to cut holes to allow openings for the intake and outlet and its works great.

ok, like i said i am new to this hobby, so while this is not a big deal of a [acronym:eb02baf656="Do it yourself"]DIY[/acronym:eb02baf656], i thought i would share this solution for those like me (beginner).

Tiffi · 08-23-2005, 04:59 PM

That is exactly what I planned to do. I was just wondering if it would cause me any problems. Thanx!

guitarded · 08-24-2005, 05:16 PM

it works great... no problems at all!

12-01-2004, 07:09 AM	#1
guitarded Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Hawaii Posts: 204	light hood w/fans and canopy i recently bought a light hood with a fan. the manufacturer states that a canopy should not be used with this light hood. well, it was obvious that the reason was that the fan could not vent because the intake and outlet would be blocked by the canopy. because i am new to this hobby, i didn't think about just building the lights into the canopy. i really wanted to use my canopy and this light hood (because i spent big bucks on the light system) so i used a hole saw to cut holes to allow openings for the intake and outlet and its works great. ok, like i said i am new to this hobby, so while this is not a big deal of a [acronym:eb02baf656="Do it yourself"]DIY[/acronym:eb02baf656], i thought i would share this solution for those like me (beginner). __________________ [acronym:8ab53f2802="Saltwater"]SW[/acronym:8ab53f2802] - 75 [acronym:8ab53f2802="Gallon"]gal[/acronym:8ab53f2802] Amiracle SL-350 Wet/Dry (no bio-balls) AquaC EV-180 Skimmer w/Mag 7 2ea Maxi-Jet 1200 & 2ea Maxi-Jet 900 [acronym:8ab53f2802="power head or Measure of the concentration of hydrogen ions, depending on context"]PH[/acronym:8ab53f2802] Captive Purity Refractometer w/Calibrator LCD Digital 250 W Titanium Heater 48in Coralife 4x65 watt [acronym:8ab53f2802="Power compact fluorescent"]PC[/acronym:8ab53f2802] Won Pro Heat II Tunz level alarm Approx. 200lbs Sand (3-4" [acronym:8ab53f2802="Deep Sand Bed"]DSB[/acronym:8ab53f2802]) [acronym:8ab53f2802="Reverse osmosis"]RO[/acronym:8ab53f2802]/[acronym:8ab53f2802="Deionization"]DI[/acronym:8ab53f2802] unit - 110 GPD Please feel free to advise me!

08-24-2005, 05:16 PM	#3
guitarded Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Hawaii Posts: 204	it works great... no problems at all! __________________ [acronym:8ab53f2802="Saltwater"]SW[/acronym:8ab53f2802] - 75 [acronym:8ab53f2802="Gallon"]gal[/acronym:8ab53f2802] Amiracle SL-350 Wet/Dry (no bio-balls) AquaC EV-180 Skimmer w/Mag 7 2ea Maxi-Jet 1200 & 2ea Maxi-Jet 900 [acronym:8ab53f2802="power head or Measure of the concentration of hydrogen ions, depending on context"]PH[/acronym:8ab53f2802] Captive Purity Refractometer w/Calibrator LCD Digital 250 W Titanium Heater 48in Coralife 4x65 watt [acronym:8ab53f2802="Power compact fluorescent"]PC[/acronym:8ab53f2802] Won Pro Heat II Tunz level alarm Approx. 200lbs Sand (3-4" [acronym:8ab53f2802="Deep Sand Bed"]DSB[/acronym:8ab53f2802]) [acronym:8ab53f2802="Reverse osmosis"]RO[/acronym:8ab53f2802]/[acronym:8ab53f2802="Deionization"]DI[/acronym:8ab53f2802] unit - 110 GPD Please feel free to advise me!

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08-23-2005, 04:59 PM	#2
Tiffi Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: first ST-Germany, now TN-USA Posts: 1,052 Images: 19	That is exactly what I planned to do. I was just wondering if it would cause me any problems. Thanx!