Where do find fixture hanging equipment?

telsonman · May 31, 2017

I'm setting my frag tank up. Its going to be lit with a 24" 4 bulb T5 fixture. Its a sunpro, or something like that. Anyway, I have a reef breeders on my DT, and it came with a hanging kit. This did not. The RB one was pretty nice, but it also had the male end attachment screw point. This just has loops for hanging. I was looking to hang it somewhat similarly, with a hanging cable, and something to help level the light, in the event its not completed centered over the frag tank. I looked at Lowe's, and Home Depot, and all I can find is the cable. I'm looking for the adjustable piece that allows me to adjust the height, and the piece to allow the cant.

Any ideas? Maybe I need to find a hydroponics store.

saltyfilmfolks · May 31, 2017

I used the very small link chain to hang mine. Comes in black white and sometimes brass. Double check the HD and lowes ghats where I got mine.

ifarmer · May 31, 2017

Rapidled sells the Y hanging cable

cjd · May 31, 2017

Any of the pre made manufactures of led lighting hanging kits can be modified for you application. You can also build your own from Griplock web site , but for your application a common pre made one can easily be attached to your fixture . And no Home depot and Lowes doesn't carry the attachments for the cable grips. I just went through all of my options on trying to hang a floating canopy over my new build and found a cable from little tomato concepts that has a hanging rig that I decided to try (Its in the mail!). It has a toggle system that only requires two holes on the top of the fixture on both sides . The toggle slides into the drilled hole and when you pull up the toggle opens and catches the underside . I flip flopped on this as I wanted a supper clean look without screws being seen on top of my canopy . All that will be visible is 2 cables coming off the top. Found them on YouTube demonstrating their cable system.

telsonman · Jun 1, 2017

Here is the light and the set up it already has. You can also see how there are 3 screw holes for the eye attachment screws. I was wanting to use the two outer holes for attaching a Y attachment.

saltyfilmfolks · Jun 1, 2017

You can use a split ring to attach to the eyelets. It's what a key ring is. They have them at HD an lowes n Amazon.

telsonman · Jun 1, 2017

I'm going to hang it from a shelving bracket. And I'm sure I'll just have a shelf too. Should I just get a cable with a loop, or use another eyelet hanging from the shelf bracket?