Hanging a metal halide without using the ceiling.

[Reefbuds]

Hey guys, I'm looking into upgrading to metal halides. It's really not plausible to hang from ceiling so I'm thinking of some kind of bar with legs on either side of the tank to hang from.
Anyone have any ideas of what I can do to accomplish this?

 

[alton]

3/4" angle iron painted black and 8" tall

 

[Slicktop]

I use angle aluminum, i mounted it on top of my canapy. The MH fixture sits between the to pieces of angle aluminum. I bought it from Lowes. Works great. Not sure if you have a canopy or not.

 

[doughboy]

just curious why its not plausible.
When I used MH years ago, I hanged it from the ceiling using one of those toggle bolt that just punch through the drywall, no studs at all. It can hold 50lbs weight from ceiling.

https://www.homedepot.com/p/E-Z-Anc...illing-Drywall-Anchors-2-Pack-10006/100111355

 

[Breadman03]

I have Radions and a halide, so I used the RMS mounts, cut the RMS crossbar in half, and built a frame for the halide from angle aluminum.