i have the standard 8" canopy supplied by oceanic. now i am converting my 215 into a full blown reef. the canopy needs to be raised. here is a couple of shots making it taller for the lumanarcs. still a little more work neccessary before complete.
canopy construction
- Thread starter nycmat
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nice job so far.
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Awsome job man. Love the corners.
thanks guys i am trying to figure out whether i should screw the one into the other. as it stands now on each corner there is approximately 2" of wood holding it in place so that it cannot fall either way. i also cut the wholes for the fans johnathan. will update later with pics. and the fans are on sale at Dr f&S for this month let me know and i could order them for you. i did hit a roadblock though regarding the staining. i did it red mahogany. DAMN!! the wood isnt mahogany so it turned brown. now i have to go find another stain to bring out the red to match the rest of the aquarium . LOL . any suggestions for the stain would greatly be appreciated
thanks
matt
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matt
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Matching a stain is near impossible. Should have stained a small peice first as a test. Also, was the wood you used "clear pine"? This wood accepts stain very well. Before staining, you should always sand, steel wool, clean with denatured alcohol, then condition the wood with BIX wood conditioner. This allows the clear pine to absorb the stain evenly. In some cases can change color.
Bringing that color back to Red is almost impossible. I hate to tell you that. Vigorus sanding with belt sander. Removing most of the brown. Then cleaning with denatured alocohol. Bix, then finding a Minwax DEEP Red stain, maybe mixed with an Ipswitch Pine 30% might achieve the original "Red Mohogany" color. Very light coats with a cheap sponge brush, or an old terry cloth rag.
Hope I helped.
Bringing that color back to Red is almost impossible. I hate to tell you that. Vigorus sanding with belt sander. Removing most of the brown. Then cleaning with denatured alocohol. Bix, then finding a Minwax DEEP Red stain, maybe mixed with an Ipswitch Pine 30% might achieve the original "Red Mohogany" color. Very light coats with a cheap sponge brush, or an old terry cloth rag.
Hope I helped.
canopy is finished as far as construction goes lol. special thanks goes out to omega for that advice. i got close to tha actual stain and it is more then fine. i understand i didnt have the same wood. but i still have to mount the mini lumanarcs. here are some updated photos.
2nd pic listed is a piece of the original wood from oceanic. i got it as close as i could considering i didnt use the same wood
4th picture is the piece made that has pieces that hold the original canopy in place
2nd pic listed is a piece of the original wood from oceanic. i got it as close as i could considering i didnt use the same wood
4th picture is the piece made that has pieces that hold the original canopy in place
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- Long Island, New York
Great color match Matt. Very tricky right? Awsome job, construction and staining!!:splitspin
yeah that staining thing blows!!:joke: no it really does though. i did the red mahogany and then had HD mix a red and put it together with a shine afterwards it came pretty close, you were right on the money about never getting it the same though. thanks i appreciate the advice
matt
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