Built my own aquarium hood for my 65 gallon

[Build magazine]

Picked this tank up a few weeks back now and after looking at it for the past few weeks I decided I didnt like the look of the tank, no trim acrylic tank just didnt look finished to me..



Heres after setting it up..



Start of the build, using tongue and grove to match the stand.



Framed and added a lip on the bottom to match the 1" lips on the lower stand.



After the top dried and sent threw the plainer with a 3/4 inch strip added around the edge just incase it warps alittle it will be hard to notice



Test fit, like a glove



Router the edges to match the curves on the lower stand and painted with the same paint i used for the lower cabinet.



Added some hinges. You can see the 3/4" lip I was talking about earlier..



Its new home Im so happy with the look of this tank now, really looks like a piece of furniture now. I got rid of the original lighting that you can see on the right side and wired in new balists with two 34" t5 bulbs, this photo has the wrong bulbs...



With the new bulbs a marine glow and a life glow together. Added some coral pieces too

[gklaw]

Awesome looking. Nice work.

[tony1928]

Beautiful work and looks simple to do too. Great job on that.

[jobber604]

Nice looking DIY hood!

[bingerz]

great job!!!

[target]

Nice work. very clean looking.

[SeaHorse_Fanatic]

Excellent woodworking skills man.

[spit.fire]

awesome hood, matches perfectly

[Ursus sapien]

well done! Nothing diy about it!

[bettafish]

That looks fantastic!