A Reefer's Journey

[fooser]

Originally Posted by lastlight

1) We lost another halider to the led-side. Nooooo!

2) What are those raised panels on the stand made of? Can you tell more about how you did all that it looks really cool.

3) drawer slides for the win haha! I recently redid my canopy and I mounted drawer slides to each other in opposing directions. This allows me to slide the canopy BOTH ways.

1) Im sorry, it was just so tempting, I just walked towards the light... literally haha. It was so sleek and sexy looking. and the halides even in my basement, made my house feel like a rainforest!! I even have a fan pulling air out enclosed in my canopy and pushing it outside the house.

2) They are actually just drawer fronts. I think they are ridiculously overpriced, but they are still cool. In the picture they appear blue, but that is because I have not taken the protective film off them (this was a trial, the real thing will require my entire canopy to be re-done, which is the plan). The panels are actually high gloss white, not as reflective as the black one (you can see yourself like a mirror) but I like white and so did the wife. Red was just too extreme and took attention from the tank itself. I then just drilled them in to my sliding canopy covers from the back and voila. As you can see in the pictures though, I have yet to finish covering the entire stand and canopy since I always do things half way and leave it. If you want to know more, just drop me a pm.

3) Heck yeah! Sliding rules, but if I could also incorporate my lights being lifted up and down in the canopy that would be even more awesome. You always gotta make it so fancy.. 2WAYS? haha that is cool, maybe i should redo mine... Right now the light rack in the canopy is only designed to slide back and forth, but up and down is cooler.. hmm seems to remind me of a certain tank build from a certain person with a name beginning with B..... wonder who that was....