My DIY light hanger

Chriscrna

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Just thought I would share my recent DIY project to hang my lights from.

1) Two 10 ft long/half inch diameter EMT conduit pipes.


2) Pipe bender and cutter to bend and cut at desired angles and height.

3) Spray painted the conduit black.

4) Drilled six 1/4 in holes in the stand and bolted three straps onto each piece of conduit.


5) I attached the hanging kit to a couple of rings that I cut from 1 in diameter PVC. This way the lights are not attached to the conduit and can easily be slid forward and backward along the conduit.






6) And here is the final product.












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Looks nice. That is pretty much exactly how I built mine except I used larger pipe. I also replaced the cable with black link chain so I could easily raise and lower the light to work in the tank.
 

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Great job Chris, I can't wait to get my light hanger built.
 

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Much cooler than mine will look.
 
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The hanging kit I ordered is easily adjustable. $18 on eBay.

However the chain link is a great idea and probably even cheaper.
 

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For my frag tank I just used emt, eyelet hooks and steel cable. All from Lowe's. Just strapped it to the stand using emt straps. Worked great.
 

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