Time for LEDs?

[sphelps]

If I had that fixture I'd either replace the ballast and bulbs and forget about LEDs or retrofit in some kind of DIY LED system within that fixture to replace the halides while keeping the T5s. The Infiniti looks real nice over a tank and so clean, be a shame to swap it with something less appealing. No offence to anyone but radions don't hang well and look best hidden in a canopy.

[fishytime]

Originally Posted by sphelps

No offence to anyone but radions don't hang well and look best hidden in a canopy.

hanging isnt the only option.....heres what I did with mine.....this is just a temporary thing I did with a scrap piece of wood and some "Tek" legs ($70), but with just a coat or two or some black paint, it would look pretty good methinks.....

[Aquattro]

Doug, I think with a bit of router work to build a beveled seat for the unit to drop into, and some black laquer, you've got a good idea there.
Part of the price you pay for these lights is for the aesthetics, it would be a shame to hide them in a canopy.

[The Grizz]

Or you could have something like this built to fit a Radion.

[Aquattro]

Originally Posted by The Grizz

Or you could have something like this built to fit a Radion.

I think a problem with something like this, at least for me, is that on my existing tank, there's no way I could install it. Nor adjust it once installed.

Another feature I'd look at for yours is ensuring one could run the wiring through the tubing to keep everything clean

[The Grizz]

Originally Posted by Aquattro

Another feature I'd look at for yours is ensuring one could run the wiring through the tubing to keep everything clean

That can be done with the AI Sols because the power cord plugs into the fixture & can be easily snaked through the tube.

[Aquattro]

Originally Posted by The Grizz

That can be done with the AI Sols because the power cord plugs into the fixture & can be easily snaked through the tube.

Ya, but I'd drill a hole further down the top arm to feed it into, rather than the front opening.

[Nano]

Originally Posted by The Grizz

Or you could have something like this built to fit a Radion.

Lol your just advertising this like mad! It's definitely a gnarly little mount.

[Borderjumper]

Originally Posted by The Grizz

Or you could have something like this built to fit a Radion.

Most of us using Radions are using multiples, so something with a connecting bar to join the lights could be added? OR a piece of channel that the lights could slide in for adjusting the coverage?

[Nano]

Originally Posted by Borderjumper

Most of us using Radions are using multiples, so something with a connecting bar to join the lights could be added? OR a piece of channel that the lights could slide in for adjusting the coverage?

Definitely,very easy to do. But let's put light mount questions directed at this in Greg's or my build thread so we don't stray away from the OP. Lol. But you could definitely do a double version of this with a bar from one end to the other and mount as many as you like. I'm glad everyones digging it Haha