Radion Owners

[viper901]

Does anyone know where i can buy the long metal brackets to join my radions together. They have them in the picture but not for sale. Is this even available yet.. Please let me know. Thanks guys :biggrin:

[subman]

I was also wondering how everyone hung theirs. I don't want to drill more holes in my ceiling. I see the brackets martin makes at modular led but I need mine mounted length wise.

How does everyone hang them?

[reefgirl189]

You can get aluminum bar from canadian tire. I think they sell it in 4 ft lengths.

Or get some nice square aluminum tubing from most welding shops.

Paint them whatever color you like.

I like aluminum as it's nice and light and easy on the hanging brackets.

[subman]

did you build a frame or just rails in between?

[fishytime]

heres what I did with mine.........now keep in mind that I whipped this together in about ten minutes just to try the Radion over my small tank.....Im thinking Im gonna do something similar over then big tank with four Radions.......this is a pair of Tek legs($70) and a piece of solid wood...when I do it over the big tank, I will take the time to put a radius on the corners, router the top and bottom edge, probably do a small molding of some sort to keep the Radions in place and paint it black


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[SteveConn]

Hi, I just used the AI sol rail kit and used flat aluminum bars: 1" wide, 3/16" thick and 24 cm long (2 per fixture) to join the Radions to the AI sol kit. On the ends of the bars, I cut 1" tube of RODI slip fit tubing, cut it longitudinally to cap the ends of the alum. bars to allow easy sliding of the bars for adjustment. Easy to do, just have to cut bars to the right length and drill 2 holes to mount them with the screws from the included hanging kit.
Sorry for the mixed measurements.


I hope to have pics up on my long delayed and neglected build thread if anyone is interested.
When I bought the lights a month ago or so, I wasnt aware of a rail kit. Happy with the look though (with the AI rail) looks nice n sleek.

[reefgirl189]

Boyfriend is in the garage ATM drilling the holes to mount the radions to the aluminum bar (using the extended screws we bought today). I'll post pics when we've got the fixture up on the bar for a decent visual but it will look very much like the radions.

Should look like this but lengthwise as we need 3 fixtures:

http://www.advancedaquarist.com/blog/the-definitive-ecotech-radion-preview/image_large

[SteveConn]

Shoulda added.. easy to do if you have the tools! Thankfully I have a drill press and a hack saw!

[SteveConn]

Here are some pics:

http://i1084.photobucket.com/albums/j410/Steve_ConnYYC/c0a7f407.jpg

http://i1084.photobucket.com/albums/j410/Steve_ConnYYC/6a051669.jpg

http://i1084.photobucket.com/albums/j410/Steve_ConnYYC/6c658f83.jpg

http://i1084.photobucket.com/albums/j410/Steve_ConnYYC/f85c7a45.jpg

Excuse the unfinished tank setup...and the reno state of the fireplace!

[subman]

steveconn Id love to see your bracket, sounds very cool. edit: pics are very cool looks great!

reefgirl that sounds exactly like what I was planning on doing.

fishytime that is a great way but I want to hang from the ceiling as I already have holes in the ceiling I need to fill lol

[SteveConn]

Thanks! I was very happy with the end result. I was perplexed why Radion didnt have a ready to buy kit. There's no way I want wires hanging from my livingroom ceiling!

[Smudge]

Steve, Looks good. What are your tanks dimensions? How high does your mount put the Ecotechs above the water?

[Aquattro]

Happy with the look though (with the AI rail) looks nice n sleek.

I'm going with the AI SOLs, but mounting length-wise. This looks like a good idea for me also..

[tgcoral]

If you are planning on hanging them from the ceiling,Subman, the radion hanging kits work great!

[subman]

I have two hanging kits, I just want to use the 2 existing holes from my halides and not drill 2 more. So today Im getting some aluminum rails.:mrgreen:

[viper901]

Hey thanks everyone for the ideas. Keep them coming. Steve i'm loving yours.