Hinge advice for homemade 90 gallon canopy

[Petvit61]

Hey everyone,

I recently upgraded from a 26 bow to a 90 and made a wood canopy. I was wondering if anyone had any suggestions on locking hinges as I cannot fully fold over the canopy (due to space) and would like some piece of mind while working in tank, etc. I can open the canopy to 90 degrees exactly (but really no further without damaging ceiling) Any advice appreciated! Thank you!

 

[Reef Reaper]

Any pics?

 

[Petvit61]

Looks just like this except the front half of both sides fold up along with the front face and top (I wanted to be able to access the sides of the tank easily if needed).

http://www.thereeftank.com/gallery/files/5/2/0/6/3/screen_shot_2012_08_31_at_3_28_51_pm_original.png

 

[Reef Reaper]

A picture of the actually hood would give us a better idea if you can

 

[NYreefNoob]

my friend made so that the side panels are removable on his canopy and held in place with magnets. look up member jim on his 300g build

 

[MIT_David]

Try gas springs like these if you just want it to open and be held in place. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00HGIMLCE/?tag=reefs04-20