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08-16-2008, 07:06 PM
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clowns rock
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: maryland
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how would you mount this?
how would you mount this to a tank http://www.aquariumguys.com/miniaqualight.html.
it doesn't come with legs the tank i have that i want to put this on has no lip or tank trim and is acrylic so can't just set it on the tank. well i don't want to give to much details on it :
i'm trying to get some ideas for next years nano build off so don't want to give anything away.
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08-16-2008, 07:30 PM
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Very Fishy
Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: Clearwater, Florida
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Make a clear acrylic bridge for unubstructed viewing and add small holes on the rear to zip the power line down, clean & simple. Or hang it over the tank w/ss wires or a wall mounted canopy with the wires in the wall would be slick.
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08-16-2008, 07:35 PM
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clowns rock
Join Date: Mar 2008
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by bridge you mean a middle peice that the light would sit on right or another way
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08-16-2008, 08:18 PM
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Keeper of the Kracken
 
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Martin, SC
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You can actually take the fixture apart and drill a couple of small holes in the top of it and put a couple of s-hook, or small round end, bolts. You can then put the fixture back together and you are ready to hang it from a shelf or the ceiling, whatever works best for you.  |
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08-16-2008, 08:25 PM
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spaceman spiff
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: south of Dimples
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well first I'd question what you hope to use that light for, but I guess that's still proprietary information.  I'd probably try to build some acrylic legs for it. But I'd have to see the tank to really give any decent suggestions. |
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08-16-2008, 08:29 PM
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Very Fishy
Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: Clearwater, Florida
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Bridge... only on the ends an probably on edge, like legs, I wouldn't place the light on acrylic, it will generate heat and could interfere with water/gas exchange if it is close to the water surface.
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08-17-2008, 01:17 AM
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clowns rock
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: maryland
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well this is all the info i want to give out: it's a bow front, not that deep( between 1-10" deep you will have to guess) so this is plenty of light i will need for the type of coral i want in it, and it's acrylic.
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08-17-2008, 08:02 AM
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Very Fishy
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I'm guessing a 1" deep bowfront w/ DSB
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08-17-2008, 07:06 PM
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clowns rock
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: maryland
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more than that and no deep sand bed
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08-18-2008, 11:26 AM
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I've got the REEF rash!
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I'd hang it from the ceiling.
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08-18-2008, 01:33 PM
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They call me EC
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: Lakeland Florida
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Nail gun. 
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08-18-2008, 01:57 PM
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clowns rock
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: maryland
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well i don't want to hang it from the ceiling i was trying to find out how to make acrylic legs that will attach to the tank and the lights with no problems
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08-18-2008, 02:01 PM
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kid impersonator
Join Date: Mar 2006
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have you thought about holding it?
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08-18-2008, 03:01 PM
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Very Fishy
Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: Clearwater, Florida
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It's for a build-off so he can't hold it, but he can have a beautiful assistant hold it for him. Just don't get a whiney one complaining about the weight or heat.
Mount it on the wall like those shelves that show no brackets and bury the wiring in the wall. Slick/clean, shows effort, and you can park your beer or trophy on it after the show.
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