Lighting and glass canopy

eds · 10-21-2003, 08:21 PM

I am (finally) going to upgrade my lighting from the single flourescent in the hood that came with my tank.

Most of the light fixtures I am looking at are significantly wider than my current strip, which will require that I also get a glass canopy. The glass canopies I have seen basically have 2 hinged pieces of glass, and a plastic strip along the back that you can cut for filters, etc.

Tho I will probably order on-line, I have been checking out LFS to see how various set-ups will look.

Most of the light fixtures I have looked at are wider than the back piece of glass on the canopy. So when sitting on top, they would extend over the hinge. Isn't this a pain in the butt when you need to open the canopy for feeding or maintenance?

I think I saw on-line that All-Glass makes a glass canopy with a wider pane, I think they call it their twin strip fixtures. But I haven't been able to locate any in stores. Anyone familiar with these?

Is the plastic strip in back wide enough clearance for my Penguin bio-wheel filter?

GulfCoastAquarian · 10-21-2003, 08:51 PM

I've got two strips of light on top of my tank resting on that AllGlass lid with the wider pane (made for the twin strip). Yes it's a pain, but I deal with it. I pick up one strip and lay in on the other temporarily.

BonesCJ · 10-21-2003, 08:58 PM

or you just lift the lid and it tilts the light fixture back till your done

eds · 10-22-2003, 03:39 PM

Thanks. That's what I figured, but wanted to make sure I wasn't missing something simple in my ignorance.
Like I said, I just want to upgrade from woefully inadequate to barely sufficient! 2 to 3 wpg. At present, not going into custom canopy and such.

10-21-2003, 08:51 PM	#2 (permalink)
GulfCoastAquarian ///M (View User Tanks) PTrader: (5) Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Winston-Salem, NC Posts: 3,555	I've got two strips of light on top of my tank resting on that AllGlass lid with the wider pane (made for the twin strip). Yes it's a pain, but I deal with it. I pick up one strip and lay in on the other temporarily. __________________ - Sam P - plantedtanker in limbo - all tanks currently in storage

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BonesCJ Planted Member (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0) Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Tucson, AZ Posts: 243	or you just lift the lid and it tilts the light fixture back till your done __________________ 5 gallon Nano 55 gallon 275 Gallon Goldfish Pond

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10-21-2003, 08:21 PM	#1 (permalink)
eds Wannabe Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (8) Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Chicago Posts: 1,410	I am (finally) going to upgrade my lighting from the single flourescent in the hood that came with my tank. Most of the light fixtures I am looking at are significantly wider than my current strip, which will require that I also get a glass canopy. The glass canopies I have seen basically have 2 hinged pieces of glass, and a plastic strip along the back that you can cut for filters, etc. Tho I will probably order on-line, I have been checking out LFS to see how various set-ups will look. Most of the light fixtures I have looked at are wider than the back piece of glass on the canopy. So when sitting on top, they would extend over the hinge. Isn't this a pain in the butt when you need to open the canopy for feeding or maintenance? I think I saw on-line that All-Glass makes a glass canopy with a wider pane, I think they call it their twin strip fixtures. But I haven't been able to locate any in stores. Anyone familiar with these? Is the plastic strip in back wide enough clearance for my Penguin bio-wheel filter?

10-22-2003, 03:39 PM	#4 (permalink)
eds Wannabe Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (8) Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Chicago Posts: 1,410	Thanks. That's what I figured, but wanted to make sure I wasn't missing something simple in my ignorance. Like I said, I just want to upgrade from woefully inadequate to barely sufficient! 2 to 3 wpg. At present, not going into custom canopy and such.

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