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I have 3 OR Arctic T274 LED lights on my 110Gal. I hung them yesterday but I am having the hardest time getting them straight.
Without the plug, they are straight (for the most part). Once I plug them in, it gets crazy.

I have taped the power cords to the back of the tank so they are not pulling the lights one way or another. That helped but it's NOT the answer.

How does one go about getting their hung lights to be centered, straight and level?
 

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I have 3 OR Arctic T274 LED lights on my 110Gal. I hung them yesterday but I am having the hardest time getting them straight.
Without the plug, they are straight (for the most part). Once I plug them in, it gets crazy.

I have taped the power cords to the back of the tank so they are not pulling the lights one way or another. That helped but it's NOT the answer.

How does one go about getting their hung lights to be centered, straight and level?
Any pictures of how the lights are hung? Seeing how they can be adjusted may help us come up with a way for you to level them :)
 
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I'm real close but i'm not quite perfect yet.
Lights are hung from the ceiling.
I placed a metal bar across the lights to help stabilize them. That helped too but the bar is on the top with double sided tape.
(Please don't mind the circulation pumps in the pic. They are there temporarily to blow everything around for cleaning)

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I'm real close but i'm not quite perfect yet.
Lights are hung from the ceiling.
I placed a metal bar across the lights to help stabilize them. That helper too but the bar is on the top with double sided tape.
(Please don't mind the circulation pumps in the pic. They are there temporarily to blow everything around for cleaning)

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Are you having a problem leveling them from front to back or side to side?
 
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side to side.
One of the lights just refuses to square with the other two.
The light on the right side is askew.

I'm thinking of just getting another bar and attaching it to the back of the lights hoping that will square it.
 

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