I need some idea guys & gals

[Kevin McG]

Well I am switching out my lighting next week from a 72" hqi aquaspacelight and going with single 250w single ended bulbs with parabolic reflectors. I need some ideas and possibly pictures of how you have your light mounted(Non Hood)

For those that have not viewed pictures of my tank it is a 180 in-wall so a canopy is really not needed. I was originally thinking of just mounting the reflectors on a pulley type thig-a-ma-jig for raising or lowering the lights when working on the tank.

I would love to see some in-walls with this type or configuration


Thanks in advance everybody

 

[Kevin McG]

bumping for the Sat. morning crowd

 

[tom obrecht]

Here's an option that I did on my new build. I used barn door rails that works well. By pulling it out of the way, you have plenty of access to the tank.

[/IMG]

And it pulled out of the way. If you have the room to roll it out, it might be worth thinking about.

[/IMG]

 

[tom obrecht]

Here's another shot with the lights on, but also you can see that the light ballasts sit on top of the hood.

[/IMG]

 

[Kevin McG]

That's pretty sweet! where did you get the rail and the part that slides on the rails?

 

[Kevin McG]

Absolutely gorgeous tank by that way

 

[tom obrecht]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9927329#post9927329 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Kevin McG
That's pretty sweet! where did you get the rail and the part that slides on the rails?

I purchased mine at a local farm supply store. I made the actual hood out of 2 x 4's, aluminum angle iron and plywood.

 

[tom obrecht]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9927343#post9927343 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Kevin McG
Absolutely gorgeous tank by that way

Thanks. If you are interested, here is the whole tank build from the beginning.
http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=989408