That would be great with the light purchase! That being said, you recommend metric sized 2020 V slot- extrusion. What metric size profile would you recommend?
T slot is OK. We use V slot mostly because the particular supplier we use for the photon link kits did not have 6mm nuts for the T slot, but the did for the V slot. But if you can find M6 nuts for the T slot then I don't see why not!
Great!!! And thanks for emailing me back
20 series extrusion is what’s made to fit the Photon. I just purchased 2 32’s and the sliders are the same length as my old Photon. I pulled one out of the box just to make sure. Both Studs measure approximately 5mm. That is the actual amount of thread sticking out above the fixture. I’ll take a picture of a 20 series piece of extrusion mated with an M6 Tnut. There’s enough thread sticking out that I can get It fully threaded on the nut. The only place you can find longer T stud sliders is directly through reefbreeders. I did have some of the longer sliders sent with my fixture, Just in case I needed them for my light rack. I’m sure Logan would send you some for the price of shipping. Customer service is really great with him. How long are the studs on your fixture?? Surely they didn’t change things up. I am glad they changed the new fixtures to all black instead of having that gold strip on the front. Here’s a few pics.
@Reef Breeders I just purchased 2 photon 32 v2+ from BRS they were out of stock on your site. I know they arent the new model but i am saving up for the conversion bits. I will be mounting these on my new 180g build that also has a tslot aluminum stand. I am wondering if you still offer or have an updated link to the mounting arms seen here and a link to the diy video guide? i will be ordering 2 one for each of the lights and this will finally complete my build list. Please let me know if the kit / list / videos are still available. if not i will just go by the parts list in the thread. I would prefer not to have anything attached to the back of the tank or i would order the mounts you offer. THANKS in advance
If the stands made out of 80/20, it would be really easy to attach to it. Was this what you were thinking? I used 15 series for the main supports and 20 series to attach the light when I built my brackets. Worked out really well. Didn’t go off any parts list. I bought all my extrusion from Tnutz. Was way less expensive than most other places. Decent selection also. I took a few pics right after I got the lights hung. 2 32” Photon v2+. Old pictures, but you get the idea.
Yes the stand is also 80/20. Looks like I have made myself another project! Thanks for your reply and help!. Here is my stand.
for the back arms that attach to the stand how far down (below the bottom of the tank) did you go? do you have an aluminum stand that it attached to or wood?
When I built my stand I made it out of 3” steel square tubing with 1/4” wall thickness. Had it powder coated also. Way overkill, but I didn’t want any center supports for the long span. Simply for easy maintenance. Nice and open front for sump access. I also wanted a steel thickness that would have zero deflection. On the backside of the stand I welded in two pieces of 2” inch square tubing that have a wall thickness of 3/16” of an inch. They are 3”inches tall. There’s 1.624 ID which fits 15 series pretty well. I used shims to take up the rest of the gap. It’s very rigid with zero deflection when the lights are hanging. And as you know these lights are pretty heavy!!! Probably could have got away with 10 series, but opted on 15. Actually everything is overkill on the stand. Lol. There’s 9 leveling feet on it. Each rated for 7,000lbs… Over done for sure, but wanted my PSI spread out for the new flooring “ Porcelain Tile”. Saltwater friendly and easy to clean for the inevitable spills. Haha. Here’s a few pics of the stand and the slots for the extrusion to slip inside. There’s a welded plate on the bottom side of the slots to keep the extrusion from sliding through. I made two holders out of acrylic for the photons power supply bricks. They are secured with two screws per holder, directly to the extrusion. Countersunk the wholes in the acrylic so it would be a flush mount for the power supplies to slide in nicely. The screws on each holder are attached to the Tnuts inside the extrusions slot. Adjustable also. Best I could come up with to get them out of the way. Using 15 series also allowed me to run the wires of the photons down the inside of the slots so it’s a clean look.
OK I see now that explains a lot. I am debating on whether I can attach the leg to just my top rail on the t slot stand or if I should run it all the way down and connect it at the bottom as well.
Man, if it were me, I'd run it all the way down to even out the pressure. I'm crazy like that! That would keep the lights from putting any kind of twist on the extrusion. Although that would probably be minimal. Of course if you run it down the bottom you'll have that crap in the way on the backside. Not sure if that matters to you or not. I'm sure it would be fine either way. Thats some pretty heavy duty extrusion on that stand!!
Lots of options for that!! I'm going to make a floating canopy for mine at some point. Have a fair bit of light spill with the lights mounted 14" off the water. Was gonna make one thats hinged so I can fold it up and back out of the way for maintenance. Haven't came up with the exact design though. It will be framed out of extrusion and inset with either HDPE or Acrylic panels. Have you looked at pics of what others have done for this particular light?
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