How can I Bend Light fixture Legs

sscat22 · 07/01/2011, 04:40 PM

I need to bend this light fixtures legs http://www.aquatraders.com/20-inch-4...re-p/52302.htm to make it fit on top of my 10g. Does anyone have any suggestions on how to do this, or mount the fixture above my tank. I was thinking just using some pliers.

peppie · 07/01/2011, 05:59 PM

If they are metal, yes you can use pliers. I would put the fixture in a vise to hold it tight while I used the pliers

Drewbaby · 07/01/2011, 07:29 PM

Why would you need to bend those legs? The fixture is 19.5" and extends to 26". A standard 10 gallon is 20"

sscat22 · 07/01/2011, 09:19 PM

it is 19.5" without the legs, and the rim is 5mm inwards on each side so the fixture is uneven and im worried it is going to fall in.

OregonReefer · 07/01/2011, 11:48 PM

I think you have it set up wrong...

Are you trying to place the "Feet" on the inside trim of the tank? (as in where a glass cover sits)

It's made to on top of the trim with the "feet" on the outside of the tank.

Put on properly there's no way for it to fall in because it can't move from side to side

sscat22 · 07/02/2011, 07:20 AM

Im trying to put the legs outside of the trim, but they are to long even when they are pushed all the way in. I took the legs off to see if the light would then fit ontop, but one side is sittting in the trim and the other is on top of the trim. I was thinking I should just buy a glass top and set it ontop of it. What do you think

peppie · 07/02/2011, 09:48 AM

IMO a glass top is not a good idea. You will hamper gas exchange, and heat may become an issue.

sscat22 · 07/02/2011, 10:13 AM

so what do you suggest i do

jdpiii3 · 07/03/2011, 06:01 AM

why dont you get some Aluminum Angle Iron and make a new frame and then sit the light in the new frame

07/01/2011, 04:40 PM	#1
sscat22 Registered Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: Maryland Posts: 117	How can I Bend Light fixture Legs I need to bend this light fixtures legs http://www.aquatraders.com/20-inch-4...re-p/52302.htm to make it fit on top of my 10g. Does anyone have any suggestions on how to do this, or mount the fixture above my tank. I was thinking just using some pliers. __________________ 10g Reef 125g FOWLR

07/01/2011, 09:19 PM	#4
sscat22 Registered Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: Maryland Posts: 117	it is 19.5" without the legs, and the rim is 5mm inwards on each side so the fixture is uneven and im worried it is going to fall in. __________________ 10g Reef 125g FOWLR

07/01/2011, 11:48 PM	#5
OregonReefer Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 629	I think you have it set up wrong... Are you trying to place the "Feet" on the inside trim of the tank? (as in where a glass cover sits) It's made to on top of the trim with the "feet" on the outside of the tank. Put on properly there's no way for it to fall in because it can't move from side to side __________________ 120g drilled, 30G sump, 20g Fuge, RO NWB200 Skimmer, Glass Holes Overflow, mag 12.0 return, Reeflo Dart closed loop, 6-bulb Sunlight Tek

07/02/2011, 07:20 AM	#6
sscat22 Registered Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: Maryland Posts: 117	Im trying to put the legs outside of the trim, but they are to long even when they are pushed all the way in. I took the legs off to see if the light would then fit ontop, but one side is sittting in the trim and the other is on top of the trim. I was thinking I should just buy a glass top and set it ontop of it. What do you think __________________ 10g Reef 125g FOWLR

07/02/2011, 10:13 AM	#8
sscat22 Registered Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: Maryland Posts: 117	so what do you suggest i do __________________ 10g Reef 125g FOWLR

07/01/2011, 05:59 PM	#2
peppie Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 1,883	If they are metal, yes you can use pliers. I would put the fixture in a vise to hold it tight while I used the pliers

07/01/2011, 07:29 PM	#3
Drewbaby Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: FL Posts: 874	Why would you need to bend those legs? The fixture is 19.5" and extends to 26". A standard 10 gallon is 20"

07/02/2011, 09:48 AM	#7
peppie Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 1,883	IMO a glass top is not a good idea. You will hamper gas exchange, and heat may become an issue.

07/03/2011, 06:01 AM	#9
jdpiii3 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: New Port Richey, FL Posts: 623	why dont you get some Aluminum Angle Iron and make a new frame and then sit the light in the new frame __________________ In a world where I feel so small, I can't stop thinking big. Current Tank Info: 400 gal in wall – Sun-Lit with two 21” Sun-Domes 72x36x36 400lbs l.r. & sand 2 ReeFlo Super Dart Gold return pumps, 120g Sump, My Reef Creations MR-6R Recirculating Protein Skimmer, 2 MP60's/ Tank Video on Youtube

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