Halide light raiser

[edwar050]

Looking for a DIY light raiser/lowerer for a rimless tank. Reflectors are lumenarc stealths. Must be cheaper than 50$'s unless really cool, any ideas?

 

[Devil Man]

i used those sun light supply ones they worked great on my 24" 4bulb t5 fixture over my 15gl. 2 should be more then enough to hold that fixture.. oh and btw i had them on the tank for about 3 years i think and it never failed. the only thing is that you will have to either make a stand or put these on the ceiling

 

[edwar050]

They look pretty cool via the pic, is it just a hanger or is it the white attachment as well?

 

[Dustin1300]

Seems as though it would be reliable...

 

[maxheadroom]

http://www.elights.com/710020.html

 

[Mitch529]

I tried the sunlight supply hanging kit on a reef optix III pendant and they did not work... The pendant did not weight enough to stop them from retracting.

 

[edwar050]

I saw those although they look to me a bit too iffy on design, more like a yo yo or the cheap belt clips that retract ID cards....

 

[Devil Man]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12112647#post12112647 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Mitch529
I tried the sunlight supply hanging kit on a reef optix III pendant and they did not work... The pendant did not weight enough to stop them from retracting.

you can adjust there sensitivty. if not then you could add some weight to the fixture. but i loved those sunlight supply ones.... wish i had them on my new tank... sigh

 

[Devil Man]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12116870#post12116870 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by edwar050
I saw those although they look to me a bit too iffy on design, more like a yo yo or the cheap belt clips that retract ID cards....

keeping something simple is the best design. they worked great for me for a long time with a lot of up and downs. if you are truely concerned that they will fail on you. tie a sting no longer then you want the fixture to be and if the sunlight supplies thingies (tech term) fail you will have a back up to catch the light.

 

[derick2724]

anyone know the max weight those yo yo thing can handle? my fixture weights about 75lbs because of the built in ballast...

 

[exoticaquatix]

you may need 4 to 6 of them, might look a little goofy at that point. also, i believe the yo-yos use string, not metal stranded cable. i would use some small steel cable and use pulleys raise and lower a lighting set-up that heavy. plus, i think you would have a hard time getting all those separate units to level out.
just my 2 cents.

-nick