project5k
Reef enthusiast
wow, first your told that they dont make a hanging kit, then when you get the one that they suggest, it dosent work.. think i'll stick to making my own lights, at least i know the parts will fit together....
help! how to hang big lights?
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tankedchemist
Reef enthusiast
You forgot to mention the part where the legs they gave me instead of a hanging kit snapped off after less than a month of use :(
project5k
Reef enthusiast
yea that too, marineland brand is loosing credibility in my house...
yote
In Memoriam
I hadnt forgot the pics Tanked.Been laid up for a few days with the swine flu,plus photobucket aint letting me up load from my cell phone:grumble:for some reason.(forgot my camera at my parents place in Tenn.)
But it sounds like your headed in the right direction with the shelf.
But it sounds like your headed in the right direction with the shelf.
tankedchemist
Reef enthusiast
No sweat yote, I'm still up :pooh: creek without a paddle... but thanks anyway
So, the shelf plan didn't work. it's not stable enough (my fault cause I suck at building stuff), but more than that, you can't adjust marineland lights up by more than 6" because they put a metal crimp on the two wires....:frustrat::frustrat: so even without the shelf-- ie, hanging it from the ceiling-- the hanging kit is still too long. Plus, the screws on it don't fit into the screw holes on the lights. Marineland is sending a tech-- really someone that works for "the other" LFS in town-- to try and "re-tap" the holes, whatever that means...
I hate these lights.
My new and revised plan, after I actually get a hanging kit that will fit these damn lights, is to higher a metal welder (or whatever that would be called) to build a powder coated steal frame to support the lights, if the price is fairly reasonable.
So, the shelf plan didn't work. it's not stable enough (my fault cause I suck at building stuff), but more than that, you can't adjust marineland lights up by more than 6" because they put a metal crimp on the two wires....:frustrat::frustrat: so even without the shelf-- ie, hanging it from the ceiling-- the hanging kit is still too long. Plus, the screws on it don't fit into the screw holes on the lights. Marineland is sending a tech-- really someone that works for "the other" LFS in town-- to try and "re-tap" the holes, whatever that means...
I hate these lights.
My new and revised plan, after I actually get a hanging kit that will fit these damn lights, is to higher a metal welder (or whatever that would be called) to build a powder coated steal frame to support the lights, if the price is fairly reasonable.
project5k
Reef enthusiast
sounds to me like you need to visit www.jpcustomcrafts.com
dcantucson
Reef pro
Tanked check out these lighting brackets.
I use one of them over my tank.
ZeroEdge Aquariums :: Accessories
I use one of them over my tank.
ZeroEdge Aquariums :: Accessories
tankedchemist
Reef enthusiast
What do those brackets have that actually connects to the lights? Like, is there a hook or something to hang the wires from? Their picture aren't close up enough for me to tell
dcantucson
Reef pro
Tanked it is hard to see but there is a cross bar that the attaches to the light fixture and then slides in to the stand where it is bolted.
ZeroEdge Aquariums :: Accessories
ZeroEdge Aquariums :: Accessories
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ZeroEdge Aquariums :: Accessories
ZeroEdge Aquariums :: Accessories
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