Aqua Illumination LED for biocube 29

arcangel06 · 11/23/2011, 08:47 AM

I was thinking of getting the AI LED for my biocube 29. anyone have any ideas on how I can mount it? I would like something similar to how the HQI light is mounted to the biocube.

Zackb911 · 11/23/2011, 08:54 AM

The tank dimensions will dictate the height you need. Are you sure a Sol Nano wouldn't work for you?

arcangel06 · 11/23/2011, 09:16 AM

still debating whether i should go for the nano sol or the Sol

kalgra · 11/23/2011, 09:36 AM

I am using the AI sol over my 28 nano. I like it allot but have to run it at 100% to get decent par readings for good SPS growth. At 100% par at the bottom was 95 and ~390 just below the surface. This is how I hung mine if you like it I can give you detailed instruction how I built it. It's height adjustable and can be swung right or left to move the fixture out of the way for maintenance.

sjkarrow87 · 11/23/2011, 09:55 AM

id recommend getting the regular ai sol... if you ever do upgrade it will come in handy. plus for only a 100$ difference you get a TON more power

my .02

kalgra · 11/23/2011, 10:07 AM

True. I won my AI sol in a raffle otherwise I might have done the same. Start it low though!

lucas73 · 11/23/2011, 11:11 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sjkarrow87

id recommend getting the regular ai sol... if you ever do upgrade it will come in handy. plus for only a 100$ difference you get a TON more power

my .02

On the fence about buying one for my 29 gal Biocube,I also had the same thought about the Sol,leave's me option's down the line.I would like to see some more pic's,with the AI Nano or Sol on Biocube's if anybody is running them.

lucas73 · 11/23/2011, 11:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kalgra

True. I won my AI sol in a raffle otherwise I might have done the same. Start it low though!

Can't beat that...look's good the way you have it mounted.

The mounting arm wouldnt attach to the rim,or was it just too short?

kalgra · 11/23/2011, 11:36 AM

I would have just attached it to the back of the stand with a longer arm but it was filled already so I just made it to be mounted to the wall. Had it not been filled already I would have mounted it some other way.

I just modified one of these by cutting it down and making a swivel mount with a rod that extends up the middle of the hanging arm for support. The arms are long enough to be mounted to the back of the stand though. In fact that is how they are intended to work. That way there is no weight or tension on the rim of the tank.

http://www.drsfostersmith.com/produc...LAID=525429605

lucas73 · 11/23/2011, 12:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kalgra

I would have just attached it to the back of the stand with a longer arm but it was filled already so I just made it to be mounted to the wall. Had it not been filled already I would have mounted it some other way.

I just modified one of these by cutting it down and making a swivel mount with a rod that extends up the middle of the hanging arm for support. The arms are long enough to be mounted to the back of the stand though. In fact that is how they are intended to work. That way there is no weight or tension on the rim of the tank.

http://www.drsfostersmith.com/produc...LAID=525429605

Thank's,I appreciate it...

arcangel06 · 01/05/2012, 05:02 PM

Thanks for the ideas everyone!

11/23/2011, 08:47 AM	#1
arcangel06 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 57	Aqua Illumination LED for biocube 29 I was thinking of getting the AI LED for my biocube 29. anyone have any ideas on how I can mount it? I would like something similar to how the HQI light is mounted to the biocube. __________________ Tank: Biocube 29 HQI

11/23/2011, 09:16 AM	#3
arcangel06 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 57	still debating whether i should go for the nano sol or the Sol __________________ Tank: Biocube 29 HQI

01/05/2012, 05:02 PM	#11
arcangel06 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 57	Thanks for the ideas everyone! __________________ Tank: Biocube 29 HQI

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11/23/2011, 08:54 AM	#2
Zackb911 Premium Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Weymouth, MA Posts: 138	The tank dimensions will dictate the height you need. Are you sure a Sol Nano wouldn't work for you?

11/23/2011, 09:36 AM	#4
kalgra Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Westminster Posts: 410	I am using the AI sol over my 28 nano. I like it allot but have to run it at 100% to get decent par readings for good SPS growth. At 100% par at the bottom was 95 and ~390 just below the surface. This is how I hung mine if you like it I can give you detailed instruction how I built it. It's height adjustable and can be swung right or left to move the fixture out of the way for maintenance.

11/23/2011, 09:55 AM	#5
sjkarrow87 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Lake Zurich, IL Posts: 470	id recommend getting the regular ai sol... if you ever do upgrade it will come in handy. plus for only a 100$ difference you get a TON more power my .02

11/23/2011, 10:07 AM	#6
kalgra Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Westminster Posts: 410	True. I won my AI sol in a raffle otherwise I might have done the same. Start it low though!

11/23/2011, 11:36 AM	#9
kalgra Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Westminster Posts: 410	I would have just attached it to the back of the stand with a longer arm but it was filled already so I just made it to be mounted to the wall. Had it not been filled already I would have mounted it some other way. I just modified one of these by cutting it down and making a swivel mount with a rod that extends up the middle of the hanging arm for support. The arms are long enough to be mounted to the back of the stand though. In fact that is how they are intended to work. That way there is no weight or tension on the rim of the tank. http://www.drsfostersmith.com/produc...LAID=525429605