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10-15-2004, 01:23 PM
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Chihuahua Pups 4sale 4/07
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port holes in diy canopy ?
hey evryone i am in a pickle and need help..........
the problem is that my main tank is in the dinning room witch is open to the living room (in a apartment), and i veiw movies and such were it need to be as dark as posible in the evening's around 8:00 !
i dont mind the light coming from the tank that much, it is the light comming out of the back of the canopy and reflecting on the white walls and celing that is to bright...............so i want to build another canopy with holes for ventalation but not allow light to penatrate......
any ideas or solutions welcome 
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10-15-2004, 01:48 PM
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OIFVet
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holes
Why not simply put a dark foam filter screen over the holes??
jd
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10-15-2004, 01:59 PM
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Chihuahua Pups 4sale 4/07
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how much light will something like that block
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10-15-2004, 02:31 PM
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OIFVet
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quite a bit
If you use a black semi corse 1/2" filter foam it should block a considerable amount if not almost all of it and still give you decent air flow
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10-15-2004, 03:00 PM
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Nothing to See Here
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: Loganville Ga.
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This may work provided the holes dont have fans in them
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10-15-2004, 03:03 PM
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Chihuahua Pups 4sale 4/07
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any other sugestions for concieration......?
putting a blow hole with fan on the top but covering it with a peice of wood slightly larger than the whole and mounted on little legs so that the fan can still get air through the four sides an option ?
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10-15-2004, 03:05 PM
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Chihuahua Pups 4sale 4/07
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yea that, sorry mafiaman your post wasnt there when i started to post
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10-15-2004, 03:13 PM
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Nothing to See Here
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The area in the stand off must equal or exceed the area of the fan opening and all will be well 
So if the space between the fan and the light block is 1" and the fan is a 4" biquet. the fan = 16 sq" the area around would need to equal that. so 1" would work 1" x 4"+4"+4"+4" =16" |
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10-16-2004, 10:16 AM
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Chihuahua Pups 4sale 4/07
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cool ............i guess a faulse top work as well.........got to figure out what i am gonna do soon
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10-16-2004, 10:36 AM
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What about the plastic vents they put in the sides of houses? They are slotted and would block out alot of the light ya can get them in 2 or 4 inch I think at Lowes. Simply drill the correct hole and slide the vents in?
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10-16-2004, 11:26 AM
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Chihuahua Pups 4sale 4/07
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thats a thought as well.......
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10-16-2004, 11:27 AM
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Chihuahua Pups 4sale 4/07
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does this not bother anyone else i searched and found no other post like it.....
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10-17-2004, 09:39 AM
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Just Confused
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could u not just take a black piece of plastic (yard trash bag spilt in -2 ) and put it behind
ur tank and tape , thumb tacks , ect. 2 cover the white wall area .
cheap and easy.
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10-17-2004, 10:15 AM
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Chihuahua Pups 4sale 4/07
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dont want to getto it ..............would rather do it rite
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