Stephen Posted November 12, 2012 Share Posted November 12, 2012 I need to mount LED fixture above my rimless tank and need some ideas! My ceilings are too high to suspend the fixture with wire. I'd like to do square tubing mounted to the back of my tank with some kind of vertical support that can be adjustable. I'm thinking drilled with pegs or something.. Anyone have any experience with this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Capt. Obvious Posted November 12, 2012 Share Posted November 12, 2012 I used shelf brackets from home depot and shelf rails for the actual rack...pics to follow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Capt. Obvious Posted November 12, 2012 Share Posted November 12, 2012 Pardon the excess wire... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Capt. Obvious Posted November 12, 2012 Share Posted November 12, 2012 the rails are these: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Posted November 12, 2012 Author Share Posted November 12, 2012 Looks great! Wouldn't work for me though.. I have a painting on the wall right behind my tank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrshall1027 Posted November 12, 2012 Share Posted November 12, 2012 Look at the mounting brackets available for the Aqua Illumination lights. They have some that mount to the back of your stand. Don't know if those would work with your lights but worth looking at for possible DIY ideas. Sent from my HTC One X using Tapatalk 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Capt. Obvious Posted November 12, 2012 Share Posted November 12, 2012 get the rail kit from AI...and you can have my tank feet for free 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kmacc05 Posted November 12, 2012 Share Posted November 12, 2012 Looks good capt. Did you screw the shelf mounts in to studs in the wall? I have 2 sols that i am trying to find ideas for hanging them. Your way seems fairly simple and clean Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Capt. Obvious Posted November 12, 2012 Share Posted November 12, 2012 Looks good capt. Did you screw the shelf mounts in to studs in the wall? I have 2 sols that i am trying to find ideas for hanging them. Your way seems fairly simple and clean i used very heavy duty wall anchors (80lbs per and 3 of them per bracket) I will note I had to widen the holes in both rails and the brackets...the brackets are 18" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Posted November 13, 2012 Author Share Posted November 13, 2012 Cpt. that would be awesome! Thanks man what do the tank feet look like? Can you post a pic so I can get an idea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Capt. Obvious Posted November 13, 2012 Share Posted November 13, 2012 sure thing, standby Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Capt. Obvious Posted November 13, 2012 Share Posted November 13, 2012 they are the four things on the end in this picture: and the black things in this picture: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrshall1027 Posted November 13, 2012 Share Posted November 13, 2012 they are the four things on the end in this picture: and the black things in this picture: Where did you get those originally? I'd like something like that for the two I'm about to order but didn't see anything like that available for them. Sent from my HTC One X using Tapatalk 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Capt. Obvious Posted November 13, 2012 Share Posted November 13, 2012 the feet come with the lights..as well as a little rail kit (i think 12") Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Posted November 13, 2012 Author Share Posted November 13, 2012 I think I'm going to try and build a rack out of this aluminum tubing. Seems pretty easy to assemble just cut and snap together with fittings. http://www.eztube.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Capt. Obvious Posted November 13, 2012 Share Posted November 13, 2012 I think I'm going to try and build a rack out of this aluminum tubing. Seems pretty easy to assemble just cut and snap together with fittings. http://www.eztube.com 80/20 looks cleaner and is easy to work with. TS10 is the exact stuff the AI SOL/VEGA mount is made of http://www.tslots.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUSH Posted December 1, 2012 Share Posted December 1, 2012 I used electrical conduit and used a pipe bender to make an "L" shape for my par38's. Spay painted black and ziptied the wiring. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gig 'em @ NDstructible Posted December 26, 2012 Share Posted December 26, 2012 I am currently in the process of doing the same thing RUSH did, I just bought 3/4" electrical conduit from Home Depot, bent it at a 90 degree angle, spray painted it with a textured black, and I am going to screw it to the back of my stand and hang lights from it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gig 'em @ NDstructible Posted December 26, 2012 Share Posted December 26, 2012 And if you don't want to deal with finding an electric conduit bender or buying one (they're around $47) you can always bend the conduit first at the store and then buy. Just sayin.... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DerrickH Posted December 26, 2012 Share Posted December 26, 2012 I used this. I got most of it with the lights I got from olaggie. http://www.8020.net/'>Go here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Grog Posted December 31, 2012 Share Posted December 31, 2012 I used electrical conduit and used a pipe bender to make an "L" shape for my par38's. Spay painted black and ziptied the wiring. Do you have a picture of your finished product? I'd like to see. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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