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Originally Posted by CraigThor  Hope this works would love to do something like this over my 75... how will it stay in the up position? |
I'm sure it will work, since I'm always sure my ideas will work, even when they don't. It will stay up by putting a spacer block between the links on one side - the exact design of that I haven't figured out yet. Since the links will not be able to close, the fixture stays up.
I ordered the mylar for the front and back pieces, to make them reflective, to capture the light spillover and direct it to the tank, from treefish who, fortunately, had one piece left to sell. Tomorrow I will go look for the aluminum bars, and the electric outlet and junction box for the outlet - both being the smallest I can find.
Now, a question: you can see that I have a light fixture now that is the same oak material as the cabinet and the fake oak trim on the tank. This won't easily finish with an oak finish, so what is the best paint color to use? I'm vacillating between the off white of the wall and black or gray. The aluminum link bars can be left plain or finished the same color as the fixture.