Building new canopy

[Pro Fish Keeper]

I just started building my canopy that will house 4 Vho's and 2 200 watt Pc bulbs (man these things are sweet). My questions are... How high should the bulbs be above the water surface and what should I use to make the of the canopy water resistant? Thanks in advance

Brandon

[Azilla]

Hello Im running 2 MH HQI 150Watt and 2 PC ANT on a 75gal. I built mine 12inch high
ran 2 fans blowing and 2fans blowing out. As for paint and such i went to the paint store got some sealant good for 50year and has good flex also picked up a can or marine primer and 2 cans of marine paint gloss. I then used the sealant on all corners, screws, crack or whatever i saw, then primed it all 2 coats then painted the inside of the hood white with marine paint and black on the outside. Now it looks good nice and smooth easy to clean pretty much water proof.

[Pro Fish Keeper]

Where could I get Marine Primer? Thanks.

[Azilla]

i went to a local paint store like general paint or color your world dunno what u have where u are but just go in and ask them for a marine paint and primer and get GLOSS cuz its easy to clean then Flat.