light hanging ideas

[danagui]

i have a current usa nova extreme 48" 6 bulb lighting fixture....everywhere i look the ceiling hanging kit is out of stock with no ETA to a new shipment and the hanging arm kit has been discontinued...other arm kits were built for tanks that are 24" wide while mine is only 18" wide...so im looking to all the other DIY'ers out there for some ideas on how to do a custom hanging kit...i already know im going to need the 2 point hanging wire from rapidled.com so im just looking for a way to make arms of something...anybody have any good ideas?

 

[BluRocket3]

Dude I thought I was the only one...I have the same exact fixture size and everything and im having the same problem. I want to hang it from my ceiling too

 

[scott26]

This is what I did, I can adjust the height up and down and when I need to service the tank I can swing the light out of the way.

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[BigDaddyStar]

You can purchase hanging kits from home depot with eye hooks and aircraft cable..cost you like $20 bucks

 

[danagui]

How'd u do that? Pricing, process, equipment, etc?

This is what I did, I can adjust the height up and down and when I need to service the tank I can swing the light out of the way.

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[kain]

There's a thread somewhere on how to do it. I did one for my ai

 

[scott26]

How'd u do that? Pricing, process, equipment, etc?

It is 1/2" conduit and all I did was use the tubing bender in the same eisle to get the two bends in it. Total cost is $2. 43 and a tubing cutter from harbor freight for $5. 00.

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[Core]

I anchored eyebolts in the ceiling and hung 30lb black chain. Retrofited my current mh to receive the chain. Macgyver.:sarcastic:

 

[562socal]

I made mine from wood and some L shaped brakets. Cost me about 4 bucks. You can paint them to match your stand. I got lazy and left mine original. Haha

 

[MikeGilliland]

Here's mine. I used hillman toggle straps from home depot. I got my hanging kit from chad at coral gazers.

 

[cymaster007]

I used these for my arms-!

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000BDDG9S/ref=oh_o01_s01_i00_details
Span is 28" you can get smaller if you need but it saved me alot of time and they are super sturdy