Lighting - Cannot screw in the ceiling.

inet-projects · 01-06-2007, 09:36 AM

Guys,

Tank is 150 Gallon, 63inches wide (160cm) I was looking at keeping the works, Fish, Hard & Soft Corals, Inverts.

Ideas and suggestions, I cannot hang lights from the ceiling, but I think also a enclosed canopy doesnt work with a reef ?

Thanks

Dave

boozeman · 01-06-2007, 09:46 AM

how exciting...a new reef with endless possibilities!!!
...sure you can have a canopy over a reef!

JFK_Jr · 01-06-2007, 10:32 AM

I have an enclosed canopy on my 150... I had it made taller than a standard canopy and it houses a Hamilton 72" metal halide power compact retrofit unit. I cut out 4 openings on the top and mounted four 5" DC fans for cooling.

It works great... I run my system without a chiller.

billyr98 · 01-06-2007, 11:02 AM

i run a canopy but the top is open -- but either works...

boozeman · 01-06-2007, 11:38 AM

just out of curiosity...why cant you hang from cieling?

inet-projects · 01-06-2007, 12:32 PM

Guys,

JFKs Hood looks smart, perhaps I should be more clear, I need something thats on the lighter side, Something I can probably manage with One Hand.

I did see some Over Tank like standsbut nothing in 63" length.

I am also not sure of the configuration, T5 only or a mixture, but of what ?

Regards

Dave

Pro_builder · 01-06-2007, 01:18 PM

Building a hood that you could manage with 1 hand would be tough, as far as putting on. But, after it is on, you can put doors in the front side of it to get to the fish and lights for maintanence. Those you could handle with 1 hand.

Not sure why you need to handle this project with 1 hand????
Were are you from? Could you have some friends help you out with it?
What you want for lights really depends on the money that you want to spend and what you want to keep in the tank, like anenomes, LPS, SPS, Softies.

boozeman · 01-06-2007, 01:21 PM

you can have a hood like jfk and make the front panel open easily like a door by attaching small gas shocks to the sides. Or you can be more adventuresome and attach power actuated solenoid arms to open at the push of a button. You can also build a canopy unit and use a barn door or garage door track to slide it out of the way. another option is using a bicycle lift to raise/lower an aluminum light rack.
let me know if you need links to any of these ideas...I will try to remember where I've seen them

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JFK_Jr · 01-06-2007, 01:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Pro_builder

But, after it is on, you can put doors in the front side of it to get to the fish and lights for maintenance. Those you could handle with 1 hand.

That's how my hood works. You lift up the front and it folds back on itself. When open it provides access to everything. The edge (trim) of the tank is right there... so you don't have to reach over anything.

boozeman · 01-06-2007, 01:55 PM

http://www.lightrail3.com

couldn't resist...afterall, I am Linkman

BoomerD · 01-06-2007, 02:02 PM

I can understand this...I can't screw in the ceiling either...just not agile enough in my old age...

But OP, if you used hooks to attach a light fixture, it should be relatively easy to patch the holes. (I presume you are renting) MOST landlords don't mind the holes, IF you fix them before you move.

01-06-2007, 09:36 AM	#1 (permalink)
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01-06-2007, 09:46 AM	#2 (permalink)
boozeman The CodFather ~ Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: new york Posts: 8,800 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Lighting - Cannot screw in the ceiling. how exciting...a new reef with endless possibilities!!! ...sure you can have a canopy over a reef! __________________ ...and when I'm old and wise little things mean little to me like autumn winds they'll blow right through me and someday, in the mist of time when they ask you if you knew me remember that you were a friend of mine

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JFK_Jr Golden Moray Join Date: May 2006 Location: Hallandale Beach FL Posts: 2,108 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Lighting - Cannot screw in the ceiling. I have an enclosed canopy on my 150... I had it made taller than a standard canopy and it houses a Hamilton 72" metal halide power compact retrofit unit. I cut out 4 openings on the top and mounted four 5" DC fans for cooling. It works great... I run my system without a chiller. __________________ *JFK_Jr's 150 Gallon Starphire*

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boozeman The CodFather ~ Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: new york Posts: 8,800 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Lighting - Cannot screw in the ceiling. just out of curiosity...why cant you hang from cieling? __________________ ...and when I'm old and wise little things mean little to me like autumn winds they'll blow right through me and someday, in the mist of time when they ask you if you knew me remember that you were a friend of mine

01-06-2007, 12:32 PM	#6 (permalink)
inet-projects Tunicate Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 11 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Lighting - Cannot screw in the ceiling. Guys, JFKs Hood looks smart, perhaps I should be more clear, I need something thats on the lighter side, Something I can probably manage with One Hand. I did see some Over Tank like standsbut nothing in 63" length. I am also not sure of the configuration, T5 only or a mixture, but of what ? Regards Dave

01-06-2007, 01:18 PM	#7 (permalink)
Pro_builder DIY Moderator Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Oxford, Iowa Posts: 1,746 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Lighting - Cannot screw in the ceiling. Building a hood that you could manage with 1 hand would be tough, as far as putting on. But, after it is on, you can put doors in the front side of it to get to the fish and lights for maintanence. Those you could handle with 1 hand. Not sure why you need to handle this project with 1 hand???? Were are you from? Could you have some friends help you out with it? What you want for lights really depends on the money that you want to spend and what you want to keep in the tank, like anenomes, LPS, SPS, Softies. __________________ -Troy 180 gallon Reef, 3- 250 XM 15K MH Electronic ballast, 380 watts VHO Actinics, 2- 5 watt LED Moon lights, 100 gal rubbermaid sump, 75 gallon Fuge, ETSS 600 Skimmer, 4700-5400 gph pump for return, Octopus 3000 controller, Iwaki 40 RL skimmer pump, 2- 65w PC 10K fuge lights, 2 55 gallon barrels, Custom light oak stand and hood, misc pumps, extra 600 gallon rated tank size protein skimmer. Purple tang, yellow tang, pacific blue tang, 2 green chromis, 1 Sand sifting star, snails, hermit crabs, 2 mated perculas, pulsing Xenia, Anenome, mushrooms, ricordia, zoanthids, kenya tree 1 1/2" tall, misc other hitchhiker stuff. DIY is my dream... ...well OK the only way I can afford this Addiction!! Just as the light goes on in my head... ... I break the bulb!!

01-06-2007, 01:21 PM	#8 (permalink)
boozeman The CodFather ~ Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: new york Posts: 8,800 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Lighting - Cannot screw in the ceiling. you can have a hood like jfk and make the front panel open easily like a door by attaching small gas shocks to the sides. Or you can be more adventuresome and attach power actuated solenoid arms to open at the push of a button. You can also build a canopy unit and use a barn door or garage door track to slide it out of the way. another option is using a bicycle lift to raise/lower an aluminum light rack. let me know if you need links to any of these ideas...I will try to remember where I've seen them : __________________ ...and when I'm old and wise little things mean little to me like autumn winds they'll blow right through me and someday, in the mist of time when they ask you if you knew me remember that you were a friend of mine

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boozeman The CodFather ~ Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: new york Posts: 8,800 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Lighting - Cannot screw in the ceiling. http://www.lightrail3.com couldn't resist...afterall, I am Linkman __________________ ...and when I'm old and wise little things mean little to me like autumn winds they'll blow right through me and someday, in the mist of time when they ask you if you knew me remember that you were a friend of mine

01-06-2007, 02:02 PM	#11 (permalink)
BoomerD Reef Shark Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Northern California Posts: 5,637 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Lighting - Cannot screw in the ceiling. I can understand this...I can't screw in the ceiling either...just not agile enough in my old age... But OP, if you used hooks to attach a light fixture, it should be relatively easy to patch the holes. (I presume you are renting) MOST landlords don't mind the holes, IF you fix them before you move. __________________ Intelligence is not knowing all the answers, but knowing where and how to find them! www.google.com

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