My Light stand, Until the canopy gets here

Though I would share this, maybe its been done before but I havent ever seen it before. So here We go.

Basically I was ganna make some big bulky Ugly thing to hold this light (Tek) until my canopy go here, and then I decided as I was building it mind you that I could do better. I then decided I wanted the Sleekness of the light stand to be carried over from the light fixture itself and this is what I came up with. Its made Of 3/4" MDF, and halfass painted black becuase I ran out of paint and Didnt want to buy more, I got the important areas done. lol

Its incredibly simple but very elegant, Im quite proud of it actually and its very strong. I trust it to hold my 300+ dollar investment over a tank of water. haha

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Two actinic bulbs, and two 14000K daylights, from giesman. The pictures don't do the color of the tank justice, its an amazing blue. And ever since I fired up the skimmer, the water has gotten so clean and clear you wouldn't even know its there half the time.

Let me know what y'all think, questions are welcomed. I like answering them. lol.

 

Very cool idea I like it!

 

good idea if you want to get the sag out take a 1x1 and screw it on top for suport but otherwise it is brilliant.

 

better remove the glass tops ASAP bad idea.. They will cause nothing but grief

 

Its only sagging becuase its just ever so slightly short of 48" and the one end piece somehow pulled in over night. O- well.


Tangster- the Front ones are only in there to keep **** from falling in unil the canopy arrives, I know they are bad, and its only the front quarter covered.

 

I like DIY- very clever solution, temporary or not.:2thumbsup

 

thanks, I dreamed it up one afternoon. I Figure I can always use it on my frag tank when I get there, Just as soon as I get this on all sorted out, Im ganna start over on a nice wide long shallow one.

 

nice and simple! very cool!