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[nanafish]

Hey All!
I need some ideas to show my husband a stand/rail set-up for my LED light. The old LED light just got tired and I was not satisfied with the system that was built for that.
I have a 60g tank that is 36 inches long and about 24 inches deep. I have new RapidLED fixture that I want to place over the tank. I would like to use the hanging kit if possible. Problem is- where the tank is located the ceiling height is ~18-20 ft and sloped. So nothing hanging from the ceiling. I already have the tank up and going, so I would REALLY rather NOT pull the tank away from the wall to affix any thing. So what I would like to see is some fixtures that set on top of the tank either PVC or aluminum.
So lets see what you guys have!!!

 

[snulma1]

If you can attach something to the stand, you can make something out of electrical conduit tubing from home depot. I did that, bolted to the back of my stand and then used aircraft cable to hang my Hydras

 

[inktomi]

I'm using 80/20 rails (search on McMaster Carr's website, Amazon, etc) and some bolts to slide my lights in..

The 80/20 rails are just held on the canopy with a bolt through the top..

 

[chris.scang]

Following....I just got 3 Reef Radiance DM-165p+ lights and I am looking into ways to mount them in my canopy.

 

[Reef.medic]

I too have Onyx fixtures from Rapid. I am suspending mine from the ceiling with these.
http://www.amazon.com/Apollo-Hortic...1?s=lawn-garden&ie=UTF8&qid=1423787347&sr=1-1
I also would like to maybe switch to using some kind of rail design, but that attaches to these adjustable hangers.

 

[nanafish]

So far the aluminum rails are appealing. Plus my husband is liking the idea of the aluminum. Just need to figure how to attach the set-up. I hate having to drill into the wood stand. I am thinking to have the rails about 2ft over the top of the tank. I can always adjust the light height using the cables from the kit.

 

[Fredfish]

Alternatively you can attach rails to the wall and extend arms out. I've seen a few setups like that posted here.

 

[Eud]

Alternatively you can attach rails to the wall and extend arms out. I've seen a few setups like that posted here.

That is what I did. Make an L shape with a 90 degree 80/20 bracket and drill through short leg and attach to wall with toggle bolts.

 

[Raoul5Duke]

+1 on the 80/20 rails. There are probably cheaper solutions but I thought the price was reasonable, the functionality was great and they look decent enough. I have 4 Radions hanging from mine and it is sturdy plus the ability to slide them L to R is great on my tank.



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[billdogg]

Here's how I did mine, using conduit and chains from HD:







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