Canopy or No Canopy

[KMP]

So I was curious what the prefernece was (canopy or no canopy); then I figured a poll on what you have would answer the question. So what do you have...

 

[Frankie]

Mines kinda weird. I wouldn't call it a canopy. It's more a part of the whole cabinet. The doors roll back on a track like a roll top desk.
http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums...-glass-experiment-000_0950_edited-custom-.jpg

 

[KMP]

That's nice Frankie. My buddy's having an entertainment center built to house his 90g. Very similar to what you have.

 

[boozeman]

my tank will be topless

 

[mps9506]

hmm. My last tank was topless and barebottom...

 

[Frankie]

LOL :LOL: :scram:

 

[Snelly40]

im a topless fan as well!!!

 

[KMP]

i wish i would have had the forsight to know this would go south - might would have recieved more votes.

 

[lcstorc]

Open top for me. I have the frame of a canopy with a light on the top but it is all open. This helps with the heat and oxygen exchange.

 

[cheeks69]

Canopy with open back for me :snshne:

 

[mps9506]

i wish i would have had the forsight to know this would go south - might would have recieved more votes.

Rest assured if you see booze posting in a thread it has already gone south
I'm trying to pull my mind out of the bottom of the gutter, but I think it is stuck in there.

 

[InLimbo87]

I think canopy's look better than not on bigger tanks, but smaller ones look better topless imo...

 

[mps9506]

I'm surprised at the number of people that are voting no canopy. When I did my first tank with no canopy I got reamed for it. Too much light escaping, fish will jump out, are you too cheap to build one etc. etc.
I just like the way they look after seeing so many European and Asian tanks (fresh and marine) that used suspended light systems and open tops. Seems to be catching on over here finally.

 

[KMP]

I'm kinda liking the canopy.

 

[Frankie]

Very nice tank KMP.
Robert, I like how clean you keep your setup.

 

[KMP]

thanks frankie. mounted the lights in the canopy and brainstormed a way to have a strip of 12 - 2" fans along the back for heat. been thinking all day about plumbing also which i'll be working on soon. i'm pretty excited about this tank - may just have to start a build thread.

 

[Shells]

I couldn't vote either way, because, i think it depends on what the type/size of the tank.

 

[sasquatch]

I like the canopy, we sit eye level to the display so the lighting would be really nasty, if a door is open its blinding

 

[Woodstock]

I was topless for years and liked it. With my recent upgrade, I went with a canopy. It is now Anti-jump proof so I can keep fish that I could never have before.

 

[cheeks69]

I was topless for years and liked it.

Doni they only call it topless in Europe here we're more conservative and call it no canopy...{j/k}