canopy question

[jack spiesz]

Hello

I AM THINKING OF BUILDING A WOOD CANOPY FOR MY 55GAL TANK.i AM WONDERING IF I SOULD PIANT THE INSIDE WHITE OR SILVER.i AM GOING TO PUT A REFLECTOR IN IT SOME TIME.SINCE I SET UP AND RUN A BRAKE PRESS THIS SHOULDN'D BE A PROBLEM.THE OTHER THING IS HOW HIGH SHOULD I MAKE IT,I WAS THINKING 6 INCHES SINCE I AM RUNING NO'S,OR IS THAT TO HIGH FOR NO'S.


THANKS JACK

[Mckitrick]

NO's should be run close to the water. Make sure you use waterproof endcaps.
If you're going to use a reflective material, you shouldn't need to paint the inside a silver reflective material. Paint the inside white and seal it with a super spar paint.

If you run a brake press, you should buy some reflective material from Mitchell on these forums. He sells some stuff called hammertone and it's $35 for an 8' x 14" length of it. It's nice stuff.