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LED Hanging Stand or Light Stand over Tank
- Thread starter hjp109
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Before you start making your LED hanger, make sure the plug end of the wire fits through the tubing you bought. Would hate to see you bend it, paint it, then find out the plug wire won't fit through it. 
Otherwise, you may have to cut/splice the plug after you run the wire though the tube.
On a side note, I would personally recommend building a canopy to house the LED's as opposed to making a hanger bracket. The reason being that with LED's (depending on the lens angles you have and the height you mount them) the light can tend to spill over the top of the tank before it makes it to the water. This leads to lighting up the room more than it does your tank. Some people don't mind it, but others find that the spillover light is blinding when you get close to the tank.
If you build a canopy and paint the interior white, you can not only block some of the stray light rays but it can also reflect some of that light back into the tank. Obviously budget and taste will warrant which option you choose, but just thought I'd point that out.
Otherwise, you may have to cut/splice the plug after you run the wire though the tube.On a side note, I would personally recommend building a canopy to house the LED's as opposed to making a hanger bracket. The reason being that with LED's (depending on the lens angles you have and the height you mount them) the light can tend to spill over the top of the tank before it makes it to the water. This leads to lighting up the room more than it does your tank. Some people don't mind it, but others find that the spillover light is blinding when you get close to the tank.
If you build a canopy and paint the interior white, you can not only block some of the stray light rays but it can also reflect some of that light back into the tank. Obviously budget and taste will warrant which option you choose, but just thought I'd point that out.
Okay got some pics of the stand build. I might lower it a bit as it's an eyesore being that high. More pics will come once I have it finalized. Lucky for me.. I can run my LED wire through the conduit without splicing it. I'm open to comments for improvements.
http://s1223.photobucket.com/user/hjp109/slideshow/DIY - Light Stand
http://s1223.photobucket.com/user/hjp109/slideshow/DIY - Light Stand
Thanks! Excellent point! I was just going to file it down, but the rubber grommets sounds like a great idea.
