Can a canopy sit on top of a rimless tank?

ReefTron5000 · 01/30/2020, 06:40 PM

Sorry if this is a dumb question...

I've had a 48"x30"x19" rimless Leemar tank for the last several years with lights hanging from the ceiling. I'm sick of the blue light flooding the living room so I'd like to get a canopy.

Can I just have one made and then simply rest it on top of the rimless tank or can it not take that weight? I honestly don't really know how canopies sit so I'm not sure if I need a whole new tank or not.

I was going to have a floating canopy made but my wife doesn't think that'll block out enough of the light.

Suggestions appreciated.

mcgyvr · 01/30/2020, 07:14 PM

Yes a rimless tank can certainly take a typical canopy on it without issue.

ReefTron5000 · 01/30/2020, 10:23 PM

Okay thanks, I'm about to commission a canopy for my tank and I was worried about it.

moondoggy4 · 01/30/2020, 11:10 PM

Build the canopy wider and longer than the tank and then put a rim on the inside of the canopy so the canopy sits over the tank and drops down about an inch over the tank. If you can make it modular because it will get heavy trying to take it off.

01/30/2020, 06:40 PM	#1
ReefTron5000 Registered Member Join Date: May 2013 Location: RSM Posts: 597	Can a canopy sit on top of a rimless tank? Sorry if this is a dumb question... I've had a 48"x30"x19" rimless Leemar tank for the last several years with lights hanging from the ceiling. I'm sick of the blue light flooding the living room so I'd like to get a canopy. Can I just have one made and then simply rest it on top of the rimless tank or can it not take that weight? I honestly don't really know how canopies sit so I'm not sure if I need a whole new tank or not. I was going to have a floating canopy made but my wife doesn't think that'll block out enough of the light. Suggestions appreciated.

01/30/2020, 07:14 PM	#2
mcgyvr Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: North Carolina Posts: 20,050	Yes a rimless tank can certainly take a typical canopy on it without issue. __________________ Who me?

01/30/2020, 10:23 PM	#3
ReefTron5000 Registered Member Join Date: May 2013 Location: RSM Posts: 597	Okay thanks, I'm about to commission a canopy for my tank and I was worried about it.

01/30/2020, 11:10 PM	#4
moondoggy4 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: menifee So cal Posts: 11,042	Build the canopy wider and longer than the tank and then put a rim on the inside of the canopy so the canopy sits over the tank and drops down about an inch over the tank. If you can make it modular because it will get heavy trying to take it off.