New Lights and DIY Hanging Fixture

[medic1175]

I setup my new to me lights tonight and built a hanging fixture for them. The lights are the Current Sunpod 2x 150w with 9 blue and 9 white lunar lights. I couldnt see spending $80-90 for the Current hanging arms so off to Lowes I went. I built a pair of arms using 3/4" conduit and 3/16" steel rope. I attached pics below, I am going to spray paint the arms and cables black tomorrow, tonight was the dry run to make sure everything holds.

 

[DoctaQ]

looks good

 

[medic1175]

thanks

 

[Fish Ace]

Looks good. I think you can get away with alot thinner cable, maybe 1/8 even 1/16. Give it some thought to doing away with the S and running the cable straight thur the pipe. Anyways good luck.

 

[pvh]

Nice. How did you attached the poles to the stand? I'm thinking of doing the same.

 

[medic1175]

Yeah Fishace, the cable was def overkill. I will pick up thinner better looking stuff at some point. The reason for the "s" is I could not find any "hooks" that I could thread through and secure with a nut. I wanted to be able to remove the fixture without having to remove the arms.

PVH, I bought a length of 1x4 and I cut 2 pieces. I attached 3/4" conduit brackets to these boards and I then attached the boards to the stand. Im finishing up the project today among a ton of other projects, fixing a baffle in my sump and an ato etc...

I will post pics later showing the whole setup for you, pm me if you have any questions. So far Im very pleased with it and total it cost about $30.

 

[ReefGrlGLH]

Nice. Good Idea!!!

 

[Fish Ace]

Yeah Fishace, the cable was def overkill. I will pick up thinner better looking stuff at some point. The reason for the "s" is I could not find any "hooks" that I could thread through and secure with a nut. I wanted to be able to remove the fixture without having to remove the arms.

PVH, I bought a length of 1x4 and I cut 2 pieces. I attached 3/4" conduit brackets to these boards and I then attached the boards to the stand. Im finishing up the project today among a ton of other projects, fixing a baffle in my sump and an ato etc...

I will post pics later showing the whole setup for you, pm me if you have any questions. So far Im very pleased with it and total it cost about $30.

I'm watching this one, at some point I may be doing the same thing. I always thought that if you had square stock at the top you could slide the lights. Let us know how you make out.

 

[medic1175]

Fish Ace, I'm not sure what you mean by square stock at the top. If you could explain that would be great if I decide to change something. Will post pics in a little while, had to work last night.

 

[NeverlosT]

brilliant! I like the idea a lot. I will have to keep that in mind if I make another hood.

yeah you can go with muuuch smaller steel rope. That stuff can probably hold your car up... (though the conduit cant)