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I am looking for a way to mount 3 xr30 lights over a 240 gallon tank. The tank is euro braced. Ideally I would hang them from the ceiling but I have a drop ceiling. The only other option I believe is the multi light rms track. If I use that system the feet will just sit on the tank. I don’t think the rms arms will mount to the euro braces tank. The rail would also stop me from using a hood which I really would like to use to prevent light flooding my family room. Mounting to a wal won’t work as the area behind the tank is open and will serve as a kinda sorta fish room. Any ideas how to make this work with a drop ceiling?

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Thanks. I may try making a bracket from some pipe. I think I may be able to mount the pipe to the sides of the stand and still have room to slide a canopy on and off.
 

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Putting the lights on a track and then hanging the track (as mentioned above) by putting in a couple lines THROUGH the ceiling tiles to solid anchor spots should work fine and look great. It's just a couple very small drill holes in the ceiling tiles. It would actually look pretty slick
 
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can the rms track be hung? Or would I need to find something else. Any recommendations?
 

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I hung my three g5 30 blues individually and I'm kicking myself that I didn't do all of them on a track. Would have been a cleaner look and my slight OCD tendencies always have me fidgeting trying to get all three lights the exact same height.
 

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The RMS feet just sitting on the tank edge has worked fine for me
Have 4 xr30's on my 160gal(redsea 650) & had no worries like i thought i was going to have of tipping it over.
Been mounted that way for 4 years & no problems

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I almost forgot one other option. It's what I did years ago with my MH and T5 lights, I hung them from inside a canopy. If you want a canopy, just string them to the top of it.
 
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