Glass Cover Question

[LoneStar]

Are you using a pendant for your metal halide lamp?

Using thin steel cable to hang a pendant is out of the question?? I think that gives you the cleanest look without a obtrusive feel.

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Sitting the light directly ontop of the glass is a bad deal, like discussed. If you don't like the look of a wood canopy, you can build one out of wood and skin it with sheet metal (stainless or brushed).

Got any photos of how the tank looks now in the entrance way? And what kinda pendant, tank, stand are we talking about?

[caferacermike]

I've got the above method supporting my 48"x 14" fixture from my ceiling. What I did to cover my lighting and keep the tank cooler was to gut the canopy that came with my tank set up. I removed the top and added a brace to the back. Now I have a "trim" ring instead of a canopy.

[Jynxgirl]

I have a canopy with holes cut out on top that my pendants sit down in. Works great and keeps the light in the tank,

Jill

[alton]

Try welding a frame support made from 1" light weight angle iron and paint it black. And then just let it sit on top of your aquarium keeping your fixtures off of the glass and running a fan to keep the glasss cool.

[cbayer]

Sorry I dont have a camera to show my tank. However I do appreciate all the ideas and I have kind of taken some of them and formed a new one and wanted to see what yall thought. First off I really dont want a hood on my aquarium for several reasons one being that is a corner aquarium that is set in a built in shelf of my house which means amost everyting about it is unconventional to most tanks so I have to keep the top uncovered. I was thinking about taking some angle iron to form a rectangle then put a sheet of window screen on it to keep the water from reaching the glass and still allow the light to go through. One problem that has come to my attention is that since the light will be only a couple of inches from the water my surface water may heat up to much and I may need to get a fan. Any other forseeable problems, any suggestions.