Let’s see your motorized light/canopies

[VJV]

Hi! I have a 7 foot long rimless tank with a Giesemann T5 fixture on top and would really like to find a visually attractive option to mount the fixture on a motorized lift so that maintenance, top down photos, and even coral acclimation can be done at a flick of a switch! I am also considering a floating canopy at some point which I would also like to have on a lift. I have seen a couple of builds that have it but not that many.

So please don’t be shy and show off your awesome installs [emoji4].

Thanks!

 

[VJV]

This is my current install. Would love to find an atractivo motorized lift for the fixture!

 

[Doostur]

Very nice, simple and elegant. ^

 

[VJV]

Very nice, simple and elegant. ^

Thanks [emoji4]

 

[VJV]

This is what I am looking for (minus the techno music ). This is a video from one of the most iconic reef tanks ever, "A Reef in the Sky". Would really love to hear from anyone that has something similar installed (how they did it, what hardware they used, etc). Please post pictures and videos .

 

[nfrench2100]

This is what I am looking for (minus the techno music ). This is a video from one of the most iconic reef tanks ever, "A Reef in the Sky". Would really love to hear from anyone that has something similar installed (how they did it, what hardware they used, etc). Please post pictures and videos .

I’m afraid these types of light lifters come pre-fitted with techno music

 

[VJV]

I’m afraid these types of light lifters come pre-fitted with techno music

 

[Pivitol]

Unfortunately this is not mine just a video I found, but may help give you some ideas.

 

[Pivitol]

One more I found

 

[Black Pearl]

://www.reef2reef.com/threads/the-black-pearl-reef-savvy-240.243812/page-6
My build thread, shows everything I used and video

 

[VJV]

Unfortunately this is not mine just a video I found, but may help give you some ideas.

Nice one, thanks!

 

[VJV]

One more I found

6x400w MH under a hood ;Wideyed;Wideyed;Wideyed!!! That guy must be making exotic fish stew

Nice mechanism though

 

[VJV]

://www.reef2reef.com/threads/the-black-pearl-reef-savvy-240.243812/page-6
My build thread, shows everything I used and video

I've been following your builds for a long time ;Cyclops...

 

[Black Pearl]

Well thank you , thank you very much. Its something I'm really glad I did, makes maintenance and changing bulbs a lot easier

 

[Black Pearl]

Well thank you , thank you very much. Its something I'm really glad I did, makes maintenance and changing bulbs a lot easier

 

[GonçaloS]

Hello! I'm planning a new tank with a motorized light hanged in the aquarium structure. It's still in construction phase, but here are some pictures to show the plan. I'll put a shutter motor inside the structure to lift the lights, probably controlled by a "light switch" to go up or down. Probably at the end of this week the structure will be ready and then I can give more information about that..

 

[VJV]

Hello! I'm planning a new tank with a motorized light hanged in the aquarium structure. It's still in construction phase, but here are some pictures to show the plan. I'll put a shutter motor inside the structure to lift the lights, probably controlled by a "light switch" to go up or down. Probably at the end of this week the structure will be ready and then I can give more information about that..

Olá Gonçalo . Thank you very much for your post. I have seen a couple of those solutions already. My only question would be how much weight do those motors handle. Thanks!

 

[GonçaloS]

Olá Gonçalo . Thank you very much for your post. I have seen a couple of those solutions already. My only question would be how much weight do those motors handle. Thanks!

Sorry for the delay in answering back. From what I was told by my LFS, those motors can hold up to 50 kg (110 lb) and maybe more, since they work at low rotation.

 

[lacrosseboss18]

Unfortunately this is not mine just a video I found, but may help give you some ideas.

I'd love to do this on mine. Just a pain to life the front hood for feeding and stuff. Anyone know more info on how to make this happen? My only concern would be how many times until these start having problems. Up and down 2-3 times a day. Also is it possible to only have this lift half way or is it all or nothing?

 

[diablo243]

He is just using a threaded rod actuator, the hood is just on a piano hinge. Nice design and yes you can have it stop half way. These things are loud and for feeding and what not you would want to put doors in the front too. Up and down 3 times a day would not only get old for you but shorten the life of the actuator.