As all my tanks were yard-sale finds and either did not have hoods or
did not have fluorescent lighting for planted aquariums, I fashioned reflector
hoods very simply from cheap parts from the local hardware store.
(I could not believe what the LFS wanted for commercial hoods!)
Pro's: | very cheap! (total cost = $15 - $20) |
Con's: | metal is rather loud and usually "scratches" (like finger nails on a chalk board!) when I lift it up to get into tank. |