Trying to light a 54 corner by all glass

Rwinfrey · 06/16/2010, 06:42 PM

I would like to go MH but I don't want to build a hood for it

moondoggy4 · 06/16/2010, 10:49 PM

Get a pendant light with a hanging kit. Side bar my friend has a 54 gallon corner tank and we are trying to determine who makes it. It has a overflow and it is curved, and it has slots on the top and slots on the bottom with what appears as void in between where the water goes from the bottom to the top, sorry for the obscure description.

Rwinfrey · 06/16/2010, 10:55 PM

it sounds like an old all glass overflow can't have it hanging

Mmckibben · 06/16/2010, 10:56 PM

I have the 36 gallon version. I use a metal halide pendant, but I have a DIY cree xpg led hood ready to be put up.

moondoggy4 · 06/16/2010, 11:10 PM

Get a pendant light with a hanging kit. Side bar my friend has a 54 gallon corner tank and we are trying to determine who makes it. It has a overflow and it is curved, and it has slots on the top and slots on the bottom with what appears as void in between where the water goes from the bottom to the top, sorry for the obscure description.

moondoggy4 · 06/16/2010, 11:11 PM

Sorry for the double post

Rwinfrey · 06/17/2010, 04:04 AM

got any pics

argi · 06/17/2010, 04:54 AM

Hey Bob,

When I had my 54 corner, I used a 250 watt pendant over my 54 tank. I built a "hanging" kit out of 2x4's that sat on the edge of the tank. I'm not sure if I have any pictures of it, but if I do I will send them to you.

But it is a simple build and I can probably walk you through it if interested.

Keith

BigKodiak · 06/17/2010, 05:25 AM

I am using the AquaIlluminations LED system and have it suspended above the tank. It is very difficult to put a light fixture on this size tank with legs. Suspension is really the only way.
FYI, I am building a very simple "hood" to go around my LED's. It will be oak and only surround the outside of the cases, not the top. This is just to improve the appearance of the setup and serve no actual function.

sdoggssf · 06/18/2010, 08:21 PM

I have a Lumenarc Reflector with a 400watt radium + (4) 75 watt VHO's attached to the Lumenarc Reflector on my 54 gallon corner.

jmking33 · 06/18/2010, 08:42 PM

u could use conduit and use it to hold your light. I have a tek on a conduit diy myself(my avatar)

06/16/2010, 06:42 PM	#1
Rwinfrey Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Oakdale,Ct. Posts: 2,772	Trying to light a 54 corner by all glass I would like to go MH but I don't want to build a hood for it __________________ FUPA jealous;) Current Tank Info: Wish I had one building a house

06/16/2010, 10:55 PM	#3
Rwinfrey Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Oakdale,Ct. Posts: 2,772	it sounds like an old all glass overflow can't have it hanging __________________ FUPA jealous;) Current Tank Info: Wish I had one building a house

06/17/2010, 04:04 AM	#7
Rwinfrey Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Oakdale,Ct. Posts: 2,772	got any pics __________________ FUPA jealous;) Current Tank Info: Wish I had one building a house

06/17/2010, 04:54 AM	#8
argi Everybody Talks Join Date: May 2002 Location: East Haddam, CT Posts: 3,210	Hey Bob, When I had my 54 corner, I used a 250 watt pendant over my 54 tank. I built a "hanging" kit out of 2x4's that sat on the edge of the tank. I'm not sure if I have any pictures of it, but if I do I will send them to you. But it is a simple build and I can probably walk you through it if interested. Keith __________________ "We're so busy watching out for what's just ahead of us that we don't take time to enjoy where we are." Calvin & Hobbes "Never become so much of an expert that you stop gaining expertise. View life as a continuous learning experience." Denis Waitley

06/17/2010, 05:25 AM	#9
BigKodiak Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Littlestown PA Posts: 109	I am using the AquaIlluminations LED system and have it suspended above the tank. It is very difficult to put a light fixture on this size tank with legs. Suspension is really the only way. FYI, I am building a very simple "hood" to go around my LED's. It will be oak and only surround the outside of the cases, not the top. This is just to improve the appearance of the setup and serve no actual function. __________________ Never P/O a big bear Current Tank Info: 215 FOWLR... big plans coming if I can talk my wife into it!

06/16/2010, 10:49 PM	#2
moondoggy4 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: menifee So cal Posts: 11,042	Get a pendant light with a hanging kit. Side bar my friend has a 54 gallon corner tank and we are trying to determine who makes it. It has a overflow and it is curved, and it has slots on the top and slots on the bottom with what appears as void in between where the water goes from the bottom to the top, sorry for the obscure description.

06/16/2010, 10:56 PM	#4
Mmckibben Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: CO Posts: 286 Blog Entries: 21	I have the 36 gallon version. I use a metal halide pendant, but I have a DIY cree xpg led hood ready to be put up.

06/16/2010, 11:10 PM	#5
moondoggy4 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: menifee So cal Posts: 11,042	Get a pendant light with a hanging kit. Side bar my friend has a 54 gallon corner tank and we are trying to determine who makes it. It has a overflow and it is curved, and it has slots on the top and slots on the bottom with what appears as void in between where the water goes from the bottom to the top, sorry for the obscure description.

06/16/2010, 11:11 PM	#6
moondoggy4 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: menifee So cal Posts: 11,042	Sorry for the double post

06/18/2010, 08:21 PM	#10
sdoggssf Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: South San Francisco, CA Posts: 127	I have a Lumenarc Reflector with a 400watt radium + (4) 75 watt VHO's attached to the Lumenarc Reflector on my 54 gallon corner.

06/18/2010, 08:42 PM	#11
jmking33 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: orlando,FL Posts: 1,652	u could use conduit and use it to hold your light. I have a tek on a conduit diy myself(my avatar) __________________ It is what it is! Current Tank Info: 160 gallon rimless w/ a fishroom located behind it

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