Tank Hood

[dhindry]

I am going to attempt to make a tank hood out of pine.

The question that is bugging me is how much weight can the glass in the tank take?

The tank has bracing and all glass is 12mm thick.

All the diy ones on the net seem to be quite big and must weigh quite a bit.

Does anyone have any experience in this field?

Thanks

Daniel

[misnoma]

I sit a 20kg bucket on the top of my 4x2x2' tank, doesn't seem to phase it much along with the three double 4' tubes.

[Bluetom]

I thought you said I sit on a 20L bucket on it misnoma lol. The glass should be fairly strong you have to remeber it's strong enought for like 1000kg of water another 15 kg directly down won't do dildly squat.

[misnoma]

I thought you said I sit on a 20L bucket on it misnoma lol.

mahhahahahahahaa

another 15 kg directly down won't do dildly squat.

Especially evenly distributed over the whole top of the tank

[Brianemone]

i made one out of pine covered in ply that was fairly chunky due to poor design for a four foot tank still going strong i would have made a few variations to design, for example no need for cross bracing as its only a stupid hood for a fish tank not the piling for the house.

and i would have painted it etc before i filled up the tank and put the lights into it, cause now i cant be bothered

[kbird]

I have made my own cabinet and hood out of customwood. The hood is obviously slightly bigger than the tank and sits on a chock in each corner.

However from experience ensure you have enough clearance to accomodate different flouro. sizes and ensure that the underside of the hood is primed and painted, esp. with customwood.