<span style="font-family: Arial;">I got this deal from our sister forum that included a 46g bowfront, stand, wet/dry, coralife skimmer, mag5, overflow and spray bar.</span>
<span style="font-family: Arial;">The guy who sold it also had MH fixture that he was using but decided to keep it. The tank was left in the dark (relatively speaking</span>
<span style="font-family: Arial;">because the location where the tank was standing was very bright) for a few month.</span>
<span style="font-family: Arial;">This is what it looked like when I picked it up:</span>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">And the equipment:</span>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">And BTY, I also got all the LR with the deal…</span>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">So I started venturing into building a canopy for this baby. To say the least, building a bowfront canopy is a challenge… </span>
<span style="font-family: Arial;">I was trying to find other build threads for a bowfront but could only come up with a couple. My first idea was to find very thin wood to </span>
<span style="font-family: Arial;">make the bow and force the curve by cutting a piece to length and nailing/gluing it. Since I couldn’t find the wood I resorted to the second </span>
<span style="font-family: Arial;">option of 3 panes mimicking the way the stand was constructed. It’s all about the angles…</span>
<span style="font-family: Arial;">This is what it looks like</span>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">You might notice on the last picture, I have attached two supporting beams on the back of the stand. There’s a carriage bolt going through </span>
<span style="font-family: Arial;">the hood and the wood support beam giving the wholes hood a pivot point so it can be raised. I’ll post closer pictures later.</span>
<span style="font-family: Arial;">Now it’s off to paint.</span>
<span style="font-family: Arial;">The guy who sold it also had MH fixture that he was using but decided to keep it. The tank was left in the dark (relatively speaking</span>
<span style="font-family: Arial;">because the location where the tank was standing was very bright) for a few month.</span>
<span style="font-family: Arial;">This is what it looked like when I picked it up:</span>
<span style="font-family: Arial;">
<span style="font-family: Arial;">And the equipment:</span>
<span style="font-family: Arial;">
<span style="font-family: Arial;">And BTY, I also got all the LR with the deal…</span>
<span style="font-family: Arial;">
<span style="font-family: Arial;">So I started venturing into building a canopy for this baby. To say the least, building a bowfront canopy is a challenge… </span>
<span style="font-family: Arial;">I was trying to find other build threads for a bowfront but could only come up with a couple. My first idea was to find very thin wood to </span>
<span style="font-family: Arial;">make the bow and force the curve by cutting a piece to length and nailing/gluing it. Since I couldn’t find the wood I resorted to the second </span>
<span style="font-family: Arial;">option of 3 panes mimicking the way the stand was constructed. It’s all about the angles…</span>
<span style="font-family: Arial;">This is what it looks like</span>
<span style="font-family: Arial;">
<span style="font-family: Arial;">
<span style="font-family: Arial;">
<span style="font-family: Arial;">You might notice on the last picture, I have attached two supporting beams on the back of the stand. There’s a carriage bolt going through </span>
<span style="font-family: Arial;">the hood and the wood support beam giving the wholes hood a pivot point so it can be raised. I’ll post closer pictures later.</span>
<span style="font-family: Arial;">Now it’s off to paint.</span>
