I am building a 57 G Oceanic Illuminata planted tank and I would like to use a light bar to suspend my Aquaticlife light above the tank. I have purchased the suspension hardware for the light.
I've been trying to find a good plan that is pretty straightforward on the Interwebs. Does anyone have any first hand experience doing this?
I do not have much out door area nor the tools to bend conduit. I am willing to put the capital into buying or borrowing/renting the tools. I am also not afraid of DIY.
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DIY light bar for a 36" 4X39W Aquaticlife Light
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DIY light bar for a 36" 4X39W Aquaticlife Light
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Re: DIY light bar for a 36" 4X39W Aquaticlife Light
I made my own light suspension and have my own pipe/conduit bending tool. I also bought my own hardware to attach the pipes to my stand.
You can borrow my tool if you come to the next meeting and I will bring it.
Arlene
You can borrow my tool if you come to the next meeting and I will bring it.
Arlene
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Re: DIY light bar for a 36" 4X39W Aquaticlife Light
thank you! I am planning on coming to the next meeting this month. Which plans did you use for your tank? I remember seeing one last year and I forgot to bookmark the plans.
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Re: DIY light bar for a 36" 4X39W Aquaticlife Light
I did something similar to Kris W's light build. Maybe if you come by my place after the July meeting, you can see my attempt.
Arlene
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Re: DIY light bar for a 36" 4X39W Aquaticlife Light
Aaron demonstrated this at the July 2007 meeting. Not a lot of detail, but here are the instructions from the Meeting Notes:
http://gwapa.org/wordpress/2007/07/july-2007-meeting/
http://gwapa.org/wordpress/2007/07/july-2007-meeting/
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Re: DIY light bar for a 36" 4X39W Aquaticlife Light
Thank you! That helps. I found another one last night which builds on this. I may just take a photoblog of my build and post it online for posterity as it seems to be a popular DIY project.
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