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Weight of hood
Has anybody ever raised concern about having a heavy hood resting on a tank?
I'm still in the process of developing blue prints for my upcoming fish tank stand and hood, and I've been racking my brain out trying to figure out a way for the hood not to rest on the tank frame so as to not put any extra pressure on the tank itself. Should I really bother worring about this at all? It's gonna be a custom hood made out of wood and glass, so it'll weigh more than those thin plastic types that are usually sold with most tanks. If there's no short term problem with resting heavy hoods on tanks, what about long term. For those technically inclinded, would the extra force that is created by the hood contribute in any possible way to a tank possibly leaking (or are leaks virtually always caused by forces acting on angles other than from straight above?). Btw, the tank I'm talking about is an All-Glass or Oceanic 50G (36" * 18" * 19" high). Thanks, Harry -----= Posted via Newsfeeds.Com, Uncensored Usenet News =----- http://www.newsfeeds.com - The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! -----== Over 80,000 Newsgroups - 16 Different Servers! =----- |
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Weight of hood
not significant, unless you're making a few hundred pound hood.
the weight is directed downwards. the edges of the tank work well in compression. "Harry Muscle" wrote in message ... Has anybody ever raised concern about having a heavy hood resting on a tank? I'm still in the process of developing blue prints for my upcoming fish tank stand and hood, and I've been racking my brain out trying to figure out a way for the hood not to rest on the tank frame so as to not put any extra pressure on the tank itself. Should I really bother worring about this at all? It's gonna be a custom hood made out of wood and glass, so it'll weigh more than those thin plastic types that are usually sold with most tanks. If there's no short term problem with resting heavy hoods on tanks, what about long term. For those technically inclinded, would the extra force that is created by the hood contribute in any possible way to a tank possibly leaking (or are leaks virtually always caused by forces acting on angles other than from straight above?). Btw, the tank I'm talking about is an All-Glass or Oceanic 50G (36" * 18" * 19" high). Thanks, Harry -----= Posted via Newsfeeds.Com, Uncensored Usenet News =----- http://www.newsfeeds.com - The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! -----== Over 80,000 Newsgroups - 16 Different Servers! =----- |
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Weight of hood
Don't worry about it. The stress the weight of the hood puts on the tank is
negligible compared to the stress of holding the water. Leigh http://www.fortunecity.com/lavender/halloween/881/ |
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Weight of hood
If you worry about those weight you can do another DIY a stand or a pole to
let the light hood hand-on or lay on top of the pole. Something similar like a pool hall where the light fixture over the pool table. "Harry Muscle" wrote in message ... Has anybody ever raised concern about having a heavy hood resting on a tank? I'm still in the process of developing blue prints for my upcoming fish tank stand and hood, and I've been racking my brain out trying to figure out a way for the hood not to rest on the tank frame so as to not put any extra pressure on the tank itself. Should I really bother worring about this at all? It's gonna be a custom hood made out of wood and glass, so it'll weigh more than those thin plastic types that are usually sold with most tanks. If there's no short term problem with resting heavy hoods on tanks, what about long term. For those technically inclinded, would the extra force that is created by the hood contribute in any possible way to a tank possibly leaking (or are leaks virtually always caused by forces acting on angles other than from straight above?). Btw, the tank I'm talking about is an All-Glass or Oceanic 50G (36" * 18" * 19" high). Thanks, Harry -----= Posted via Newsfeeds.Com, Uncensored Usenet News =----- http://www.newsfeeds.com - The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! -----== Over 80,000 Newsgroups - 16 Different Servers! =----- |
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Weight of hood
If you want the hood off of the tank use four pieces that run up from the
corners of your stand. Incorporate into the stand so to speak. If you want access to the tank from the front put a hinged door across the front. Jason "Harry Muscle" wrote in message ... Has anybody ever raised concern about having a heavy hood resting on a tank? I'm still in the process of developing blue prints for my upcoming fish tank stand and hood, and I've been racking my brain out trying to figure out a way for the hood not to rest on the tank frame so as to not put any extra pressure on the tank itself. Should I really bother worring about this at all? It's gonna be a custom hood made out of wood and glass, so it'll weigh more than those thin plastic types that are usually sold with most tanks. If there's no short term problem with resting heavy hoods on tanks, what about long term. For those technically inclinded, would the extra force that is created by the hood contribute in any possible way to a tank possibly leaking (or are leaks virtually always caused by forces acting on angles other than from straight above?). Btw, the tank I'm talking about is an All-Glass or Oceanic 50G (36" * 18" * 19" high). Thanks, Harry -----= Posted via Newsfeeds.Com, Uncensored Usenet News =----- http://www.newsfeeds.com - The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! -----== Over 80,000 Newsgroups - 16 Different Servers! =----- |
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