Need advice - Stands and Canopies

oct2274 · 02/10/2006, 09:23 AM

I'm very close to buying a new 75 gallon and want to know what brands of stands and canopies people like/use. I want to make sure the canopy has room inside to mount the lighting I need, so it has to have some height to it. Please tell me about what you use and why you like it. I would really like to buy something that doesn't have to be customer built. Pics would really be helpful!

Thanks,
Chad

Ocicat · 02/10/2006, 10:49 AM

I've been researching the right stand/canopy for months. I haven't seen any pre-fab canopies that are tall enough for MH. For example I think the AGA canopies are 8" tall. Mainly for aesthetics but also so I could get the height that I want (36" stand & 12" canopy), I decided that custom is my only option.

I'm sure you'll have more options at that tank size, however, than I have for a 180 (a lot of the pre-fab stands for a 180 don't even have a matching canopy as an option!). Of all the pre-fab stands I've seen, Perfecto makes the most attractive; there just aren't many places that have them, and I think Perfecto was recently bought and is on its way out.

EDIT: Oops just saw in another thread that the Perfecto name is staying around, at least for tanks. However I have found very few Perfecto stands in LFS in my area... They're very nice when you do find them.

HTH
Ocicat

02/10/2006, 09:23 AM	#1
oct2274 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Plano, TX Posts: 2,347	Need advice - Stands and Canopies I'm very close to buying a new 75 gallon and want to know what brands of stands and canopies people like/use. I want to make sure the canopy has room inside to mount the lighting I need, so it has to have some height to it. Please tell me about what you use and why you like it. I would really like to buy something that doesn't have to be customer built. Pics would really be helpful! Thanks, Chad

02/10/2006, 10:49 AM	#2
Ocicat Premium Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: St. Louis, Mo Posts: 1,049	I've been researching the right stand/canopy for months. I haven't seen any pre-fab canopies that are tall enough for MH. For example I think the AGA canopies are 8" tall. Mainly for aesthetics but also so I could get the height that I want (36" stand & 12" canopy), I decided that custom is my only option. I'm sure you'll have more options at that tank size, however, than I have for a 180 (a lot of the pre-fab stands for a 180 don't even have a matching canopy as an option!). Of all the pre-fab stands I've seen, Perfecto makes the most attractive; there just aren't many places that have them, and I think Perfecto was recently bought and is on its way out. EDIT: Oops just saw in another thread that the Perfecto name is staying around, at least for tanks. However I have found very few Perfecto stands in LFS in my area... They're very nice when you do find them. HTH Ocicat __________________ Everything floats down here. Current Tank Info: Entirely hypothetical