Needing some help on finding a hanging kit!

[Traviitrav]

I'm in a dilemma here - I am not able to hang the lights from my ceiling so I am wanting to do something on the lines of this. My tank is 72 inches long (Or 182.88cm) and for the life of me I cannot find a kit that will fit the length of my tank! Does anyone know of a website I can find them on or are the ideas someone has to be able to achieve this?

 

[JoshH]

I'm in a dilemma here - I am not able to hang the lights from my ceiling so I am wanting to do something on the lines of this. My tank is 72 inches long (Or 182.88cm) and for the life of me I cannot find a kit that will fit the length of my tank! Does anyone know of a website I can find them on or are the ideas someone has to be able to achieve this?

Local metal fab shop could probably whip you up something. T-slot Aluminum would work as well. Is your tank Eurobraced or rimless?

 

[Traviitrav]

Local metal fab shop could probably whip you up something. T-slot Aluminum would work as well. Is your tank Eurobraced or rimless?

Rimless. I’m even open to the idea of arms coming from the back of the tank and having a bar hanging that way!

 

[JoshH]

Rimless. I’m even open to the idea of arms coming from the back of the tank and having a bar hanging that way!

SUPER easy to do with T-Slot Aluminum

 

[Traviitrav]

SUPER easy to do with T-Slot Aluminum

Would you do a stand setup with t-slot or would it attach to the tank?

 

[Gtinnel]

I've seen some where people have basically used TV wall mounts to hang their lights that looked good.

 

[JoshH]

Would you do a stand setup with t-slot or would it attach to the tank?

Personally, I would mount it to the stand rather the tank. Or, if you own your place, mount it to the wall.

 

[Traviitrav]

I've seen some where people have basically used TV wall mounts to hang their lights that looked good.

I have been looking into the idea of putting a shelf above the tank so it’s 1: hangable from there 2: extra storage if needed. My worry is finding a shelf that comes out enough to make the lighting center to the tank

 

[Traviitrav]

Personally, I would mount it to the stand rather the tank. Or, if you own your place, mount it to the wall.

Love this look! Would a mounting option like that work on a non peninsula tank?

 

[JoshH]

Love this look! Would a mounting option like that work on a non peninsula tank?

Ofcourse it would, don't get me wrong, it can be a fair bit of work involved. But to me it was worth it. Basically the back is a sheet of 3/4" plywood that was screwed directly into the studs, which let me mount the rail exactly where I wanted to. Painted and finished to match the stand.

 

[HeyJay]

If you have access to the back of the stand, it's cheap and easy to make some hanging arms with metal conduit from the hardware store and attach them behind the stand, especially if you have access to a conduit bender