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08/17/2008, 10:26 AM
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Floodicus Maximus Flooris
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: North Carolina
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Can't Drill Ceiling... What options for Hanging
I can't drill my Ceiling.. What options for hanging my light Do I have?
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08/17/2008, 10:34 AM
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Can you drill into the wall? You could build supports from the wall to suspend the fixture
You can also make a metal stand that comes up from the floor and over the tank |
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08/17/2008, 10:43 AM
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http://www.8020.net/Design-Tools-2.asp#software
Build a frame/stand from there for about 40 bucks. Another person on this board used it and I saved the link for my next project.
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08/17/2008, 10:53 AM
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Why can't you go into the ceiling?
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Watch your thoughts; they become words. Watch your words; they become actions. Watch your actions; they become habits. Watch your habits; they become character. Watch your character; it becomes your destiny. —Lao-Tze Current Tank Info: 210, 75 sump/refugium, AquaC EV-240, 3LB's Radium 20k, vho supplement and now a Korallin 1502 CR and a phosban reactor. |
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08/17/2008, 10:57 AM
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Floodicus Maximus Flooris
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Cement and mEtal
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08/17/2008, 11:01 AM
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Floodicus Maximus Flooris
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I'm on the 9th Floor of an apartment building with a 180 Gallon Tank on hardwood floors. I got Cement and metal between the Floors.
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08/17/2008, 12:31 PM
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You could drill into the cement.. Put a pair of flush bolts up there?
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08/17/2008, 12:32 PM
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A couple tapcons would do you nicely. After you take it down you could use a tiny bit of filler to cover the holes.
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Watch your thoughts; they become words. Watch your words; they become actions. Watch your actions; they become habits. Watch your habits; they become character. Watch your character; it becomes your destiny. —Lao-Tze Current Tank Info: 210, 75 sump/refugium, AquaC EV-240, 3LB's Radium 20k, vho supplement and now a Korallin 1502 CR and a phosban reactor. |
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08/17/2008, 12:35 PM
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build a fake canopy 9" high for your tank rim: set your light kit on that, no hang, no problem. we bought this fix when we lived in an apartment and it has the added virtue of shielding the eyes from the glare.
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08/17/2008, 12:54 PM
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Floodicus Maximus Flooris
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Fake Canopy Eh... Too bad cause my tank was rimless pretty much.
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08/17/2008, 01:01 PM
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Do NOT drill into the concrete. There could be conduit with electrical or water lines or post tension cables in there that would pop like a rubber band and possibly damage the slab. Our company x-rays concrete before contractors install anchor bolts or drill cores and I have seen several instances of damage happening when someone just blindly drills.
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