bow front canopy

saltfishlover · 10-25-2006, 12:29 AM

Does anyone have drawings or plans for a 72gal bowfront canopy? i would like to build one, but dont know where to start.

Pro_builder · 10-26-2006, 08:10 AM

1: Take your over all measurement for width.
2: measure the width of your tank on both ends.
3: measure the width in the center of the tank.
4: this will tell you the amount of bow that you have to make in the hood, since it will be a perfect bow from end to end.
5: Make a template from wood that has the bow of the front of your tank.
6: then make the front panel bow to the template that you made.
If you have more ?'s let me know.

boozeman · 10-26-2006, 09:27 AM

...or you can take a large piece of stiff cardboard, such as corobuff, and set it on top of the tank then trace its outline with a fine point sharpie. With this template you can make a basic frame out of wood or aluminum and then 'skin' it with a thin sheet of veneer plywood if you plan to stain or a lesser grade (birch)if you plan to paint.

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10-26-2006, 08:10 AM	#2 (permalink)
Pro_builder DIY Moderator Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Oxford, Iowa Posts: 1,746 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: bow front canopy 1: Take your over all measurement for width. 2: measure the width of your tank on both ends. 3: measure the width in the center of the tank. 4: this will tell you the amount of bow that you have to make in the hood, since it will be a perfect bow from end to end. 5: Make a template from wood that has the bow of the front of your tank. 6: then make the front panel bow to the template that you made. If you have more ?'s let me know. __________________ -Troy 180 gallon Reef, 3- 250 XM 15K MH Electronic ballast, 380 watts VHO Actinics, 2- 5 watt LED Moon lights, 100 gal rubbermaid sump, 75 gallon Fuge, ETSS 600 Skimmer, 4700-5400 gph pump for return, Octopus 3000 controller, Iwaki 40 RL skimmer pump, 2- 65w PC 10K fuge lights, 2 55 gallon barrels, Custom light oak stand and hood, misc pumps, extra 600 gallon rated tank size protein skimmer. Purple tang, yellow tang, pacific blue tang, 2 green chromis, 1 Sand sifting star, snails, hermit crabs, 2 mated perculas, pulsing Xenia, Anenome, mushrooms, ricordia, zoanthids, kenya tree 1 1/2" tall, misc other hitchhiker stuff. DIY is my dream... ...well OK the only way I can afford this Addiction!! Just as the light goes on in my head... ... I break the bulb!!

10-26-2006, 09:27 AM	#3 (permalink)
boozeman The CodFather ~ Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: new york Posts: 8,800 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: bow front canopy ...or you can take a large piece of stiff cardboard, such as corobuff, and set it on top of the tank then trace its outline with a fine point sharpie. With this template you can make a basic frame out of wood or aluminum and then 'skin' it with a thin sheet of veneer plywood if you plan to stain or a lesser grade (birch)if you plan to paint. __________________ ...and when I'm old and wise little things mean little to me like autumn winds they'll blow right through me and someday, in the mist of time when they ask you if you knew me remember that you were a friend of mine

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