I have no intention of building a canopy. I had one on my old system to hide my black boxes and hated how hard it made maintenance. With this tank being 30" front to back I just couldn't make a canopy work and still be able to clean the sand bed. I wasn't able to get the tank as close to the wall as I wanted so I may end up hanging my lights from the ceiling yet. The lights need to come forward another 4" to center them on the tank and I can't find arms long enough.
Love them so far. Much nicer, more even flow through the tank. I need time to play around with the settings to see how I want to run them long term. I really like how high up on the sides of the tank they can go.
@Brew12 grabs a roll of soggy paper towels. He lifts them high in the air fist clenched. The cold salt water drips drains through his tight fingers, sliding down his forearm, dripping consistently off of his elbow back onto the floor. His gaze travels from the tank, to the floor, to his foot, up his pants, stomach, his leaky elbow, the water main of a forearm, and finally to the beat red tired hand. His face contorts to something akin of a mental patient, anger, disgust, bitterness, madness, with a unnerving hint of glee at his own undoing. He begins to speak, nothing comes out at first, his lips parched and cracked. It's as if all the moisture in the room has been concentrated into that very paper towel he has there in his hands, and then exploded out everywhere, aside from where it is supposed to be. Finally with all his might and rage he bellows out, "YOU LIED"
You are dangerous! If I did that I may never get my doors built! I need the motivation!
Thanks Bruce. I want to make sure that the fish have plenty of shelter to reduce stress but still have the open swimming areas where I can see them better. Once I get some coral going and a few more fish (I blame @Humblefish ) I think this will be my dream system.
