how to mount this little light?

[sir_dudeguy]

Ok for christmas i got my aunt one of these small jbj picotopes
http://www.drsfostersmith.com/produ...&Ntx=mode+matchallpartial&Np=1&pc=1&N=0&Nty=1



My question is...how do i mount this light (link below) on it? Anybody ever do any diy projects to get it on there? Or what would you suggest?


http://www.drsfostersmith.com/produ...x=mode+matchallpartial&Np=1&pc=1&N=2004&Nty=1

Thanks all

 

[shag26272]

get something like this you can get mounting legs, i had the picotope and I had ordered an 11 inch light from ebay that came with legs I cant find any on ebay though

http://www.aquariumpros.com/p-CUR1001,LFpc.html

 

[jpeggerling]

Sir_dudeguy- I had the same problem that you are having when I first got that light. Luckly I have a shelf that was right above my tank. I bought some wire and hung it from there. I really do know of any other way you could really mount it.

 

[sir_dudeguy]

haha thats awsome! I will probably try to do that, altho i dont know how i can get it to hang from anything. Where she has it sitting it is right in front of a window (dont worry...window is completely blocked off cuz someone actually broke in thru that one They put a whole bunch of cardboard and blankets in front of it).

But my point is i doubt i would be able to mount anything behind the tank...

Is there any type of stand that i could mount this on? I'm thinking of one that has legs that go up from either side of the tank, and then have a bar crossing over. And then suspend this light from that cross bar.

I'll draw my idea in a minute here.

 

[sir_dudeguy]

heres what i'm thinking of

and obviously, my drawing of my tank looks way better than yours jk!

 

[jpeggerling]

I think That would be way cool. Let me know would you come up with.

 

[sir_dudeguy]

will do. I'm thinking i'll just weld some pipe together in class next week. Not really weird parts on it or anything.