Habitat - Indoor :: 65 gallon canopy build *back in actions*

[rsour24]

i will be posting updates as i go along. this is going to be much better than the one i had for my 29. i alrdy mad progress by cutting most of the wood to size. i might get pics up tonight, but i also might do more work

[rsour24]

overall pic of supplies as of right now

taking in account for the filter (intake)

soon to be stops

some supplies

who could forget, you always need these


i am gonna try to get this done in the next two days but i really doubt it. im going on a vacation for a week. so i wont be home and will be unable to work on it. odds are i wont finish though. i have too much to do to get ready for a vacation. and i want to take a mini vacation tomorrow to go fishing and say bye to ppl and blah blah blah, ill do what i can haha.

[steve]

THanks for posting... these posts are great instructables

[rsour24]

i was just gonna build it and suprise ppl but i know how there are so many ppl who post about ATBA and canopies so i just thougth it share. the front of this canopy is going to be two pieces of framed plexi glass doors. so that is probably going to be the hardest part to do.

[rsour24]

ok, so i know most ppl forgot about this thread but after going on vacation and working so much i finally managed to do a little work tonight. all i did was cut everything. I cut holes for the filter as well as the under-gravel jet system i have, i also cut the stops which i will take pictures of after they are installed. i was gonna stain it too but discovered my stain is not where it should be. so here is a pic of the front of the tank with the windows cut out

[steve]

Can't wait to see the finished canopy!

[drillr00]

looking great! Can't wait to see the finished product.

[rsour24]

ok, well i did some more work
here are some pictures of the assembly:





and here it is on top of the tank, it is not finsihed yet

[steve]

Looks good! This won't be a full ATBA?

[rsour24]

as of right now its not. for nwo its just going to be liek a wall, the water will be filled up the whole way but the dock will still be the basking platform. when myrtle becomes to heavy for the dock or i just feel like (s)he feels cramped it will be very simple to modify.

things left to do:
put on doors
attach two "clamp spots"