Is this peninsula floating light mount feasible?

canjosh · Sep 30, 2023

The problem: I have a 4 foot CADE peninsula, will back up to a wall with shiplap. Hanging lights from ceiling not an option (open to 2nd floor above). I was planning on using ReeFi Uno 2 lights, 2 units. I don't have them in-hand, but they weigh 2.2 pounds each according to their website. I don't think deflection of extruded aluminum such as 1515 will be an issue with these...1.9mm of deflection according to my calculations using the 8020 website.

My main questions are:
Is there a secure way to mount aluminum to this shiplap wall?

How tall should the vertical run of aluminum be? Is there a significant load bearing advantage to a longer vertical run?

This is more of a question about the lighting rather than the mount itself: How far would you run the cantilever over a 4 foot tank? I'd likely be running the 90 degree reeflectors on the lights, to minimize spillage of light.

Open to any and all advice. Thanks!

Fish_NE_Where · Oct 1, 2023

Can mount to the wall or or stand. Shoulnt have much deflection. If you do, you can beef up the attachment points. I went with corner brackets for mine. Photos are buried way back I can post new shots in the morning. I ordered all my 2020 channel and brackets on Amazon, pretty solid selection and cheap. Used a standard wood blade in my miter saw to cut them to length worked surprisingly well.

CoralB · Oct 1, 2023

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canjosh said:
The problem: I have a 4 foot CADE peninsula, will back up to a wall with shiplap. Hanging lights from ceiling not an option (open to 2nd floor above). I was planning on using ReeFi Uno 2 lights, 2 units. I don't have them in-hand, but they weigh 2.2 pounds each according to their website. I don't think deflection of extruded aluminum such as 1515 will be an issue with these...1.9mm of deflection according to my calculations using the 8020 website.

My main questions are:
Is there a secure way to mount aluminum to this shiplap wall?

How tall should the vertical run of aluminum be? Is there a significant load bearing advantage to a longer vertical run?

This is more of a question about the lighting rather than the mount itself: How far would you run the cantilever over a 4 foot tank? I'd likely be running the 90 degree reeflectors on the lights, to minimize spillage of light.

Open to any and all advice. Thanks!

can you use a Radion mount on both ends with rail system ?

canjosh · Oct 2, 2023

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can you use a Radion mount on both ends with rail system ?

Yes I could, I thought about clear acrylic legs for instance. Like @ReefStash shows on his YouTube channel. But I really prefer to keep stuff off that end panel of glass if possible for a clean end-on appearance.