Led light mount rail

[mfinn]

Yes, thanks. Those evergrow lights are not the lightest thing in the world. Was checking out this too I saw from the other forum. 80/20® Inc. - The Industrial Erector Set®

Looks very similar to the eztube material.
But the eztube connectors are solid and the aluminum tubing comes with or without powder coating.

But definately another choice.

 

[Rob in Puyallup]

I have a new LED hanging unit that, for the life of me, I can't figure how to hang over my 10 gallon reef tank.

The LED unit is one of those excessively bright (though completely dimmable) 120 watt monstrosities. It measures 16 inches long (from end to end) and 8 1/2 inches front to back. It weighs around 8 pounds.

I'd like to find a way to build a stand that would fit around the tank shelving unit, or figure out a way to hang it from the wall.

Any suggestions out there?

Thanks!

 

[mfinn]

None of the suggested ways will work for you?

 

[Rob in Puyallup]

Hi mfinn,

The fixture is one of these: reefbreeders

It has an odd connector layout. The tank itself sits on one of those popular two shelf wire stands that are sold at stores like Walmart and Target. Attaching the typical hanger/stand to one of these sounds a bit difficult.

I'm currently thinking of making a stand with 2 by 4's. Can't seem to figure anything else out at this point.

 

[mfinn]

Well, first off, using a 120 watt Evergrow fixture over a 10 gallon tank seems,,,,,,,,,,,well, a bit excessive.

But,,, whatever. Not judging.

What you could do is make a light stand that would sit on the same shelf as the tank.
Click on " My 240" and go to the last page and see the led hanging rack I made. Then think of the legs going on the outside of the tank and extending down to the shelf the tank sits on.
There are a number of different materials you could use.
I've seen some very useable light racks made this way using pvc pipe and pvc fittings.

 

[Rob in Puyallup]

Excessive? You've got that right! Let's just say that they're a part of my future plans. Since I have em, I may as well use em, eh? They're dimmable to zero, so they'll work.

The tank pretty much takes up the entire shelf. I guess I could build a stand that rests on the shelf below... On my way to Lowes and Home Depot in a few minutes. I'll wonder their aisles again this afternoon for more ideas. Will check out PVC.

Thanks, mfinn.

 

[Rob in Puyallup]

Well... I finally gave in and ordered one of these: http://www.aquastyle...ghting-Bracket/

I'll let you all know about the bracket as soon as it arrives.

I emailed the company before ordering. They'll modify it to fit my tank free-of-charge.

 

[mfinn]

cool, can't wait to see it in action.

 

[myindoorocean]

That looks good! Nice clean look and simple!

 

[dawguy]

Inspired by tv mount and the recent computer monitor mounts that were issued by work. I think I am going to get this: Dual Stand | Multiple Monitor Stand | LCD Mount | Monitor Arm My thought is to mount a long single pole, attached on the bottom and top of stand and then attach the arms on onto the pole. Then get some metal bracing to attach the light to the arms. Thoughts?

 

[mfinn]

Could be a real cool mount.
I'd just want to make sure the last knuckle rolled completely over and then a little, so the lights could be tipped a tiny bit to the back of the tank, incase you had some light bleed out.

 

[Rob in Puyallup]

I tried a couple different TV mounts for my LED fixture but they wouldn't fit. They were also quite heavy.

 

[Rob in Puyallup]

New life under the LEDs... Baby Sun Coral polyps that appeared from nowhere on their mothers skeleton which was on a bit of liverock:

 

[apedroza]

I came across this whenlooking for designs on a led lght rack for my 180. How did you mount your fixture to your tank? Did you have the bottom side rails cut to slide over your aquarium trim?

 

[mfinn]

I came across this whenlooking for designs on a led lght rack for my 180. How did you mount your fixture to your tank? Did you have the bottom side rails cut to slide over your aquarium trim?

you are going to have to be more specific with your question as there are several people in the thread.