Where to put the ballast?

 

-Not on top of the canopy (ugly and heavy)

-Not in the sump area (too hot)

-Not on the floor (my daughter)

-Don't have a seperate room or closet for fish stuff

 

I was thinking of making a little short wooden box (I have some good scraps) with a fan in it that I can put on the floor next to the aquarium so it's close, hopefully cooler to the touch than the bare ballast housing and safe for small hands and hopefully doesn't look bad.

 

Any ideas or pictures of things other people have done in this situation.

 

Thanks

 

I hang the ballast on the back of the stand using plumber's tape and a couple of grabber screws. Use spacers to keep it from contacting the wood. It works great and they are mostly hidden from view.

 

Not really. My ballasts were not the largest thing in the back of my tank. My overflow box and plumbing were larger.

 

But ... I do like having a bit more room behind the tank.