Nicrew 50 mounting

GiannisK · Oct 30, 2023

I bought the nicrew 50 hyper reef light, but I’m concerned about the mounting. Does anyone who has this or similar models know if the screw that hold it in place can corrode or not? My previous light got rust on the mounting, and I obviously want to avoid that.

Also, this is how it’s currently mounted, with the screws touching the water. This matches how they show to set it up. But could I just flip it so the screws are on the outside? Or would that create an issue with maintaining the weight of the light?

Thanks!

blaxsun · Oct 30, 2023

Yes, you definitely want the screws on the outside. They may still corrode anyway if not covered by a rubber tip, etc.

GiannisK · Oct 30, 2023

I see. I was hoping they’d be made of plastic, couldn’t really tell. Thank you.

Narideth · Oct 30, 2023

This light is supposed to be mounted with the chunky bit towards the inside. That's how the instructions have it set up, and it's possible you might put undue stress on the mounting bracket to have it mounted the other way, especially if the arm of the light is extended quite a ways over the tank.

I have this light, and it's been mounted on my tank with the bolts partially in the water since August. I just pulled it off to give it an inspection and I see no evidence of rusting on any part of the screws or bracket.

That's not to say it couldn't happen at all, but these lights are designed to be mounted with the screws to the inside.

I ran a search through the Amazon reviews for 'rust' and 'rusting' and of the almost 1500 reviews, nothing about the bolts rusting was mentioned.

GiannisK · Oct 30, 2023

Narideth said:
This light is supposed to be mounted with the chunky bit towards the inside. That's how the instructions have it set up, and it's possible you might put undue stress on the mounting bracket to have it mounted the other way, especially if the arm of the light is extended quite a ways over the tank.

I have this light, and it's been mounted on my tank with the bolts partially in the water since August. I just pulled it off to give it an inspection and I see no evidence of rusting on any part of the screws or bracket.

That's not to say it couldn't happen at all, but these lights are designed to be mounted with the screws to the inside.

I ran a search through the Amazon reviews for 'rust' and 'rusting' and of the almost 1500 reviews, nothing about the bolts rusting was mentioned.

That's great to hear then, thanks!