Aquaknight on rimmed tank

[Mason W.]

Hello everyone,
I recently purchased a aquaknight ao29 for my 10 gallon nano tank however the mount in built for a rimless tank and I have a rimmed tank so if I try to mount it it just leans forward and doesn’t mount properly. If anyone has a solution or if you have done a aquaknight on a rimmed tank please reply.

 

[OutColdCRNA]

Probably not an emergency but, you may have to cut into the inner lip of the rim in order to make it fit.

 

[Mason W.]

Probably not an emergency but, you may have to cut into the inner lip of the rim in order to make it fit.

Okay thanks

 

[Reefbeast]

Hi Mason,

I read on another forum that some guy put plastic water bottle caps inside the tank as spacers to level the mounting bracket.

 

[Beau_B]

I blocked/shimmed my mount out, anything that won't absorb water will work. I happened to have some poly-wood that I cut to fit. Whatever you use wants to fit under the rim, from memory it was about 2"Lx1"Hx1/2"W ... or nearly. I also shortened one of the bracket arms down so that it was centered over the tank; a standard 10g is narrower than the light was designed for.

 

[bradreef]

A lego block or 2. Dont cut the rim

 

[Mason W.]

A lego block or 2. Dont cut the rim

I had a Lego bin and use done it works perfect thank you so juch