Hanging leds

ill pick the stuff up 2morrow and try it and post a build thread on it

 

here is shoping list i plan on getting
3x 1/2 in. x 10 ft. Electric Metallic Tube Conduit-101543 at The Home Depot
(im bound to screw up on bending or cutting)

the bender

and a cufflink to join the 2 pipes in the front.

1 or 2 packs of these #8 x 1-5/8 in. Zinc-Plated Steel Screw Eye (3-Pieces)-14101 at The Home Depot

and either blue black or some color to match my tank spray paint

think this will work?

im not sure yet, i could do the l brackets cause i havnt decided the final placement of this tank yet.

 

Thats what I plan on picking up with the exception of the screw eyes, just out of curiosity what are you going to use the screw eyes for?

 

for the hook that will be holding the led up.
i have the ceiling hanging kit and plan on just using the four wires that came with it, each end has a metal clasp.

unless you have another idea

 

maybe I'm confused, the screw eyes would be used if you were going to hang the fixture from the ceiling.

This is a very crude sketch of what I am planning on doing


the two pieces of conduit would be attached to the sides of the stand using brackets and they would be about 6" apart and then I would use the wires and metal clasps that come with the light to hang it directly from the metal conduit, this way I don't have to hang anything from the ceiling.

And please excuse my artwork lol, I'm a reefer not an artist

 

I guess it would depend on the length of it. If its just coming from the wall where the tank is up against it you should be fine


Have you purchased lights like this yet? I sell ones which come with a bracket much like your talking about

 

the only issue I can see is that you won't be able to use a magfloat on the ends with that conduit in the way.

 

Mine is going to be comeing from the back of the tank

 

perhaps something along this line, metal conduit coming up from the back of the tank

 

That's how I'm going to do mine. Except painted black.