Hanging lights

[ghurlag]

I'm thinking about setting up a 20L as an experimental frag tank and was wondering what others use for hanging lights if not building a canopy.

Looking at this light, which comes with a "hanging kit":

https://smile.amazon.com/VIPARSPECTRA-Control-Dimmable-Aquarium-Spectrum/dp/B07SHR6HW1/ref=ice_ac_b_dpb_sspa?crid=37B2TYGIGQDH6&keywords=viparspectra+165w+reef+led&qid=1574960733&sprefix=vipar%2Caps%2C144&sr=8-1-spons&psc=1&spLa=ZW5jcnlwdGVkUXVhbGlmaWVyPUEyNllDSzk3TVFUMkM1JmVuY3J5cHRlZElkPUEwNTg5NDU1M0o0UFowTjQ0T0FRNiZlbmNyeXB0ZWRBZElkPUEwOTI1MjQ0QzZGNzhJOUdHNVlIJndpZGdldE5hbWU9c3BfYXRmJmFjdGlvbj1jbGlja1JlZGlyZWN0JmRvTm90TG9nQ2xpY2s9dHJ1ZQ==

And looking at something like this to hang the lights from:

https://premiumaquatics.com/products/aquatic-life-universal-hybrid-fixture-hanger-single-unit.html?gclid=CjwKCAiA_f3uBRAmEiwAzPuaM7jLij_rt2GU-9KQDxFfTCl9_rDY5NG8lopi7Yu_HZtiGAkESnPwVhoCZfcQAvD_BwE

Any ideas/tips/tricks you'd like to recommend?  Trying to spend as little as possible, but still get reliable results.

Thanks!

[JSellars]

Really depends on the location of the tank and the available space above it or around it. Use a Couple of eye bolts in your ceiling and use the hanging kit wires that are included. If you don’t want to go into the ceiling you could hang a shelf above your tank and then anchor into the bottom side of the shelf. Or, you could even use some PVC and build a stand to straddle the tank and hang the light from the PVC.


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[ghurlag]

I’ve seen people also use conduit and bend it - one guy just grabbed a tool off the shelf at Lowe’s/Home Depot and did it there, lol

You do have a point about location. I think I’d rather not hang from ceiling or joists as we’re looking to put the house on the market in the next year.  Whatever I do needs to be non-permanent as far as the house goes.


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