Ive seen some posts about making a hood out of plexi glass and using a piano hings for it but i was wondering if anyone had any ideas of being able to make a hood and some sort of light fixture that could go on top of it. Any ideas?
for a 5 gallon? i would personally cut a thick piece of plexi to size and drill a hole for you to lift it and any notches you may need for wires filter etc... then use a clamp on light fixture. ... they have some good looking ones at Home depot or wally....
Yea, what Im doing is my girlfriend has a 5 gallon that she wants to split and have her two male bettas on either side. I wanted to make a top so they couldnt hop into the otherside and also so that she could put a light on it. What type of bulb would you suggest if she used a clamp on? Shes not gonna have any plants in it.
So me and my Dad made a divider and a hood out of plexiglass. We cut the plexiglass with a knife and used a drill to make the holes. We also used GE silicon 1 to hold the divider in place. Its not perfect, but Im happy with it.
very nice job!!!!!!!!!!!!! one modification unless you intend to have filters on both sides yo may want to add a few more holes.. but wow that looks really good
Thanks. I only bought plexiglass and silicon and I believe it cost me just under $15 and I still have almost the whole tube of silicon left for future projects. I already had the tools to do the project though.
A side note - the hood bows a little bit now, but it doesnt effect anything negatively. There is a light on top of it too.
Very nice looking hood, may have to make one of my own for the G/F's Tank, what was the approx cost of the project?
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