finally finished the CANOPY

mujtba

mujtba

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ok I spent $130 total on my canopy. This includes 4 fans.
Would it have been cheaper to buy a new canopy?? :notsure:
I still have to test and see if the fans help stop the heating problem. I will find out tomorrow when lights are on all day. Someone mentioned they had fans in the back blowing to front. I hope mines will work. THere are four 4" fans..
anyway, here are some pics:
 
mujtba

mujtba

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The only problem is the light leaking through under the doors...
hmmm how to fix.. this looks better in person.. :notsure:
 
scott9311

scott9311

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Originally posted by mujtba
The only problem is the light leaking through under the doors...
hmmm how to fix.. this looks better in person.. :notsure:
Stick-on weather strip from your hardware store:D
 
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dboy999

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tin foil flap on inside of door make it like 4-5 time fold foil an staple inside!thats all
 
mujtba

mujtba

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thanx guys.. ill try it out..
so is $130 for all this a lot or do you guys spend about the same making urs?
i just kept thinkin i could have gotten a new one ready made for $130.. :notsure:
 
mpls man

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what do you have for lighting on your tank. i have 2-175 MH'S and 2-96 watt actinic's . i have 2-4" fans, 1 blowing in and the other blowing out, the tank never gets over 81* . $130.00 seems to be a lot to build a canopy, unless you used oak, i payed about $50.00, and used pine.
 
mujtba

mujtba

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i have 2x250W MH and 2x54W Actinic.. it gets very hot in there.. yours may work because you have 1 in and 1 out.. i had just 2 blowing in from the back and no where to vent out. so I went and got 2 more. I will see tomorrow if it works. this prvented me from cutting holes in the sides to mount fans.. walmart had awesome fans which hang.. u can see it in the pics.
ya i duno man.. i went to buy wood and it was so expensive..
i didnt even use pine cuz it was more money..
and i got 2 borders to go around the canopy, paint, hinges, etc so it came to 130.. was yours total for everything 50???
what do some of you guys pay?
. you cannot really visualize the canopy in the pics. plus really bad camera..
but in person it looks real nice.. i just feel i could have gotten a new one with that money...
what REALLY sucks is that I payed $700 for my lighting 2 weeks ago (full hood) that is hung from the ceiling...
i stripped the insides of it and mounted to the canopy.. BUT if i went with the canopy from DAY 1, i could have bought the insides for maybe $300 total!.
so all in all, i wish i can turn back time.. i wasted money.. now the original hood is sitting in the garage..
does anyone buy hoods? all you would have to do is mount lights into it...
 
mpls man

mpls man

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her is a pic of my canopy with the MH'S, ACTINICS ,and 2-4"fans, they are orion fans and move a lot of air!
 
murray bmf

murray bmf

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Originally posted by mujtba
The only problem is the light leaking through under the doors...
hmmm how to fix.. this looks better in person.. :notsure:
Looks pretty good on the internet too! Nice job!:)
 
bigtyguyy

bigtyguyy

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wow that looks nice, thats what i have to do and i also have to paint it black like yours, Is that just plywood you used?
 
mpls man

mpls man

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none of it is made of plywood, it is made of 1x12x1/2" pine, with different moldind for around the top. Masala4080, who are you considering the hijacker???
 
flatzboy

flatzboy

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Originally posted by Masala4080
we have a hijacker!:yes:
How is he a hijacker when the thread is about a canopy and mpls showed us how he built his canopy. Hijacking is when the thread gets off topic. BTW, nice canopys both of you.:D
 
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