Mounting ideas for Phillips coral car gen 2s?

catfan73 · Jul 11, 2023

HI, im getting 2 phillips coral care gen 2's, but have no idea how i can mount them.

My roof is concrete if that helps.
Any ideas would be appreciated.

blaxsun · Jul 11, 2023

Mounting ideas for multiple Philips CoralCare Gen 2 fixtures

I have a pair of these coming and was wondering if anyone has put any thought into mounting multiple units.

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R-balljunkie · Jul 11, 2023

My setups a little whacky. inverted standing desk from monoprice, single standing pedestal, motorized up and down. i have it "floating", not hard fixed to anything in case it gets over extended. Just some ideas for you. fair warning, the CC's are heavy, heavy, ,heavy. still wouldnt trade them for anything else. great lights.

you could lag with anchorbolts into the concrete....i'd do it since the pull strength is high for anchor bolts....

4' tank for reference.

catfan73 · Jul 12, 2023

Awesome. i think ill get a table frame and anchor it to the roof.

I see your lights pretty high, how high do you recommend i mount the lights above the tank?

R-balljunkie · Jul 12, 2023

catfan73 said:
Awesome. i think ill get a table frame and anchor it to the roof.

I see your lights pretty high, how high do you recommend i mount the lights above the tank?

I think im at 9" from the top of tank, maybe another 2" to the water since i run my flow slow thru my overflow.....if i crank up the return pump, maybe lose an inch. If you decide to hard mount to the ceiling, make sure you use the proper toggle/anchor bolts like a hilti. also, slot whatever cover you decide to use to fasten to the frame rack to allow it to ride up/down in case you overextend. DO NOT LET THE CANOPY PUT PRESSURE ON THE TANK.

I'm using white abs sheet for the canopy....found a local company that would sell me a sheet and had them cut it to size since they can make super clean cuts at there shop, no charge.
when you mount the controller, you can switch the up/down buttons as you are operating it upside down.....cuts down on the confusion of remembering its opposite.

Here's a shot of how the lights are mounted to the frame and the motorized leg is mounted to the frame. Notice there's two different profiles of extrusion used.....also original order from zyltech.com...i probably had to order sone extra stuff but this constitutes 95% of what was used.

Best of luck!!