So the last step in this tank build is a canopy. I've been playing around with Sketchup and came up with is. I am doing this totally blind, I don't even know where to begin but here is what I came up with:
2x4 frame
Plywood skin
Closed top:
Open top:
Open with lighting plan (all to scale as much as I could):
On the tank
In the area to be installed
In pictures it seems to work but it seems like I'm missing something.
My thought process was to make a box frame out of 2x4's to fit the rim of the tank. That confuses me a bit though, how do you get the frame to stay on the top of the tank without sliding/etc... I was going to skin/box it in with 1/4" plywood or something similar to keep it semi light.
Thoughts? Am I on track?
2x4 frame
Plywood skin
Closed top:
Open top:
Open with lighting plan (all to scale as much as I could):
On the tank
In the area to be installed
In pictures it seems to work but it seems like I'm missing something.
My thought process was to make a box frame out of 2x4's to fit the rim of the tank. That confuses me a bit though, how do you get the frame to stay on the top of the tank without sliding/etc... I was going to skin/box it in with 1/4" plywood or something similar to keep it semi light.
Thoughts? Am I on track?