Hanging an ATI 24" 6x24W SunPower T5 Fixture

DaveG99 · 08/14/2009, 06:33 AM

ATI 24" 6x24W SunPower T5 Fixture

http://www.reefgeek.com/lighting/T5_...tput_Fixture_w!_Bulbs_by_ATI

I plan on buying this in the next week or two for my 32"x24"x15" rimless tank I am about to set up. Anyone have this fixture? What do you recommend to hang it with? Dont they sell hanging kits?

aquaman67 · 08/14/2009, 06:57 AM

Here's a RK mag article on hanging lights.

http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2009-04/diy/index.php

Yes, they do make other hangers. I believe marinedepot sells some.

DaveG99 · 08/14/2009, 07:16 AM

thanks. I guess I need to decide wether I want to hang it from the ceiling or hang it off a bracket attached to the wall.

reefknight · 08/14/2009, 08:22 AM

Here is another idea to consider, if it works for your application. Mount a decorative shelf on the wall above your aqurium, securing its brackets to studs. Then drill the shelf itself and use the included hanging kit to suspend the light. I know more than a few people that have done this due to apartment living.

HTH

DaveG99 · 08/15/2009, 06:17 AM

yeah just heard from reefgeek that it comes with the hanging hardware....doh

mojo~ · 08/15/2009, 07:39 AM

I made mine out of conduit. I know it sounds cheap but I tried making it out of steel rod and everything else . Best I could do was the conduit. Painted it black and all was good. My fixture was a giesemann one but hangs about the same.

Mojo~

mojo~ · 08/15/2009, 07:40 AM

tank was just setup in that picture. but you get the idea

08/14/2009, 06:33 AM	#1
DaveG99 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Forney Texas Posts: 1,597	Hanging an ATI 24" 6x24W SunPower T5 Fixture ATI 24" 6x24W SunPower T5 Fixture http://www.reefgeek.com/lighting/T5_...tput_Fixture_w!_Bulbs_by_ATI I plan on buying this in the next week or two for my 32"x24"x15" rimless tank I am about to set up. Anyone have this fixture? What do you recommend to hang it with? Dont they sell hanging kits?

08/14/2009, 07:16 AM	#3
DaveG99 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Forney Texas Posts: 1,597	thanks. I guess I need to decide wether I want to hang it from the ceiling or hang it off a bracket attached to the wall. Last edited by DaveG99; 08/14/2009 at 07:22 AM.

08/14/2009, 08:22 AM	#4
reefknight Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Warner Robins, GA Posts: 626	Here is another idea to consider, if it works for your application. Mount a decorative shelf on the wall above your aqurium, securing its brackets to studs. Then drill the shelf itself and use the included hanging kit to suspend the light. I know more than a few people that have done this due to apartment living. HTH __________________ Bill Current Tank Info: DSA Neo 185gal - Coming Soon!

08/15/2009, 07:39 AM	#6
mojo~ Skimmer Guy Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: IN Posts: 5,647	I made mine out of conduit. I know it sounds cheap but I tried making it out of steel rod and everything else . Best I could do was the conduit. Painted it black and all was good. My fixture was a giesemann one but hangs about the same. Mojo~ __________________ Mojo~

08/15/2009, 07:40 AM	#7
mojo~ Skimmer Guy Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: IN Posts: 5,647	tank was just setup in that picture. but you get the idea __________________ Mojo~

08/14/2009, 06:57 AM	#2
aquaman67 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Tennessee Posts: 7,629	Here's a RK mag article on hanging lights. http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2009-04/diy/index.php Yes, they do make other hangers. I believe marinedepot sells some.

08/15/2009, 06:17 AM	#5
DaveG99 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Forney Texas Posts: 1,597	yeah just heard from reefgeek that it comes with the hanging hardware....doh