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Custom hood maker recommendations

ksliech

ksliech

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I'm looking to get a custom hood made to cover up my lighting rig and squash all the light spillage. I've drawn up some concepts but haven't been able to find anywhere to get this made. I reached out to one guy that makes nice cabinets and furniture but once I sent him this concept he went quiet, haha. Know of any good places near SF that could do something like this? I fully expect it to cost a fortune but I need to get this looking nice to avoid divorce.

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Divorce would be the cheaper option...you have plenty of alcohol in the reference pic to get you through it..

JK

Anyone know what happened to Max? He used to run a LFS out of san jo and did custom stands and hoods from us back then...
 
This is purely a subjective opinion, but I think a big canopy like that looks uglier than the lights. It will also make it a pain to do anything in the tank. It's also going to get soaking wet (humidity) and maybe even attract salt creep.

Why not just get a couple hoods for the kessils to minimize the glare and light spillage?
 
derek_SR said:
This is purely a subjective opinion, but I think a big canopy like that looks uglier than the lights. It will also make it a pain to do anything in the tank. It's also going to get soaking wet (humidity) and maybe even attract salt creep.

Why not just get a couple hoods for the kessils to minimize the glare and light spillage?
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I fully understand all the compromises, but this isn’t my call. My design mitigates the most PITA aspects of having a good, but I’ll still have to take it off to scrape the glass, etc.

Hoping someone’s got a good reco for a woodworker!
 
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