hanging light fixture ??

[genzod66]

I Just Got A 72 Inch Outer Orbit Light 250 Mh And T 5 Combo,remote Ballast,well It Comes With A Hanging Kit,the Thing Is Almost As Wide As My Tank,cant Get My Arm In There,plus Comes With Sucky Legs,anybody Mount A Fixture To Ceiling,should I Do It?should I Use Their Hardware,comments,suggestions??

 

[genzod66]

bump

 

[rebelprettyboy]

lol that was a quick bump...
you could mount it if thats what you wanted to do?
I was confused by the part of ur question when u said u cant stick ur arm in it? What cant you stick your arm in?

 

[genzod66]

the tank,lol my tank is 18 inches wide the light is 15 wide,so only have a couple inches,so i wanted to hang it from ceiling,it comes with a hangin kit,but sounds scary

 

[interex216]

I have a 36" 250w MH with dual pc fixture and i was having your same problem i bought the suspension kit from the company and im really happy with it it allows easy maintenance and it allows you to set how high you would like your lights for things like temp, more lighting or less. things like that but all in all its up to you but in my opinion i would go with the manufactures suspension kit for warranty issues and things like that.
Also the pulleys make it really easy to raise and lower

 

[aztec reef]

theres nothing scary about it, just make sure its secure.. hanging is way better than sitting on those lamo legs. (plus you'll get less heat issues when hanging them from ceiling)those legs are not even tall enuff. leaving u no room to do any aquascaping and regular maintenance in tank..and everytime u add livestock, and float bags on water surface you will nuke them, cause the bags will be so close to the lights.

 

[interex216]

Originally Posted by Aztec Reef
http:///forum/post/2683004
theres nothing scary about it, just make sure its secure.. hanging is way better than sitting on those lamo legs. (plus you'll get less heat issues when hanging them from ceiling)those legs are not even tall enuff. leaving u no room to do any aquascaping and regular maintenance in tank..and everytime u add livestock, and float bags on water surface you will nuke them, cause the bags will be so close to the lights.
i agree 100%

 

[yukon]

+2 on getting the hanging kit, I hung my fixture from the ceiling for the same reasons.
Just make sure you cover the tank while your working above it putting holes in the ceiling. Don't want any drywall dust falling in.
Good Luck

 

[alexmir]

I hung my fixture from the ceiling also, not hard at all. My dad came over and we had it done in about 30 mins. I would recommend getting a GOOD hanging kit though. Do not cheap out on that part because the one that came with my light set isn't a good one at all, and i have had some serious problems with it. It has fallen one time, and freaked me out.

 

[tizzo]

I hung mine from the wall!

 

[genzod66]

alex,was it an outer orbit?it comes with aircraft cable,its supposed to be great?plus people were saying to use what it came with for warranty issues??

 

[genzod66]

ok so how many inches off the tank should i hang light,so it looks good,and can access tank?10 inches??

 

[interex216]

i would ask your light provider about warranty issues with the kit and also its up to you how high or how low you want it and how it works the best with your setup