Canopy light mounting?

CKI · 07/14/2013, 09:15 PM

I've got a 75 gallon with Coralife quad power compacts .. I am looking to build a canopy, but would like the lights mounted inside out of the way, yet easy to get to for bulb changes...anyone have any pictures of how you might have mounted yours?

Kdawg_69 · 07/15/2013, 08:56 AM

that is how we have our lights mounted hope that helps some

Shaummy · 07/15/2013, 11:58 AM

here's mine

easy to slide out to work in the tank without removing the canopy from the top.

CKI · 07/15/2013, 12:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Shaummy

here's mine

easy to slide out to work in the tank without removing the canopy from the top.

That looks to be the same light as mine, is it just sitting on those pieces of wood?

Shaummy · 07/15/2013, 01:20 PM

Yep..there is about a 1/2" gap on the ends for the heat to escape from the fixture (probably should be more) however the way my canopy was constructed I actually had to cut the length of the housing down so that I could still mount it this way, and have that gap.

It's not ideal, but the only way I could get it to work in my application.

CKI · 07/15/2013, 01:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Shaummy

Yep..there is about a 1/2" gap on the ends for the heat to escape from the fixture (probably should be more) however the way my canopy was constructed I actually had to cut the length of the housing down so that I could still mount it this way, and have that gap.

It's not ideal, but the only way I could get it to work in my application.

I like the way it was done, ill be building something close to that, but ill have the light in there tighter and on each end ill have some sort of vent for heat to escape. Might even mount fans in the ends to pull the heat out.

Shaummy · 07/15/2013, 07:18 PM

That would work for sure.

07/14/2013, 09:15 PM	#1
CKI Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Delaware Posts: 281	Canopy light mounting? I've got a 75 gallon with Coralife quad power compacts .. I am looking to build a canopy, but would like the lights mounted inside out of the way, yet easy to get to for bulb changes...anyone have any pictures of how you might have mounted yours? __________________ _____________________________ 75Gal - 30 gal sump - Coralife T5's - Eshopps overflow - PSK-150-Triton Deep Blue

07/15/2013, 11:58 AM	#3
Shaummy Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Chicago burbs Posts: 857	here's mine easy to slide out to work in the tank without removing the canopy from the top. __________________ Shaummy Current Tank Info: Current Tank Info: 90g mixed reef, hermits, snails,Lyretail Anthias,Orange back Fairy Wrasse,Blue Reef Chromis,small blue tang, Flame Hawk, Royal Gramma

07/15/2013, 01:20 PM	#5
Shaummy Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Chicago burbs Posts: 857	Yep..there is about a 1/2" gap on the ends for the heat to escape from the fixture (probably should be more) however the way my canopy was constructed I actually had to cut the length of the housing down so that I could still mount it this way, and have that gap. It's not ideal, but the only way I could get it to work in my application. __________________ Shaummy Current Tank Info: Current Tank Info: 90g mixed reef, hermits, snails,Lyretail Anthias,Orange back Fairy Wrasse,Blue Reef Chromis,small blue tang, Flame Hawk, Royal Gramma

07/15/2013, 07:18 PM	#7
Shaummy Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Chicago burbs Posts: 857	That would work for sure. __________________ Shaummy Current Tank Info: Current Tank Info: 90g mixed reef, hermits, snails,Lyretail Anthias,Orange back Fairy Wrasse,Blue Reef Chromis,small blue tang, Flame Hawk, Royal Gramma

07/15/2013, 08:56 AM	#2
Kdawg_69 Registered Member Join Date: May 2013 Posts: 160	that is how we have our lights mounted hope that helps some