Better air exchange for the tank itself? Do you mean a fan in the hood? If
so, I have one. If not, what do you mean? Thanks.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Derek Walter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Sunday, February 18, 2001 8:55 PM
Subject: Re: Rotting Hood and Stand
> I would definitely have an open back on the hood and the sump, would make
> all the difference as far as the wood lasting longer, would also allow for
> better air exchange for the tank itself.
>
> Derek
> See my reef at Http://www.geocities.com/reefsalot/
> Under HEAVY construction!
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Dianne" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Monday, February 19, 2001 12:54 AM
> Subject: Rotting Hood and Stand
>
>
> We have briefly chatted about this once before but now I am to a point
that
> I absolutely have to do something. If not, I'm going to walk in one day
and
> find my tank sitting on the floor. So, I'm ready for some serious, down
and
> dirty talk.
>
> I got all smarty-arty and had my hood and stand custom made to match my
> kitchen cabinets. The front and sides have decorative panel insets. I
> sealed the inside with epoxy paint (recommended by the LPS - local paint
> store) and painted the outside with oil paint. Then I had a brass piano
> hinge put on the hood top. By the end of year two, the hinge had started
> to do some serious rusting and the panel across the front of the hood had
> started to rot. I tried putting an acrylic top between the tank top and
the
> hood but that caused the water to become way too hot. By the end of year
> three (now), the hood is pitiful, the hinge is barely hanging on and now
the
> panel on the sump side of the stand has a crack developing. So much for
> smarty-arty.
>
> Now, the recommendations I had before from the reef list was, basically,
use
> a paint intended for marine use. I'll do that, but, I'm also wondering
> whether or not I should remove the back of the cabinet and hood to release
> the moisture. I looked at the ones for sale in the LFS and the backs are
> out of ALL of them. I don't know if this is for moisture purposes or a
cost
> factor. However, the display tank in the store has a back. This is a
> cabinet that they, themselves, custom make. The store is only about a
year
> old so theirs hasn't had time to deteriorate yet - if it does.
>
> So, what I'd like to find out is what about your tank - does it have a
back
> or not? Has anybody else had moisture/rotting problems? I want to be
sure
> I do it right this time.
>
> Thanks for your help.
>
> Dianne
>
>
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