Bent tubing light tree

[tpallas]

Hi everyone,

 

I'm trying to figure out how to make a bent wire tubing light tree for my AI SOL, something that I could mount with straps on the back of the stand. Does anyone have experience making these?

 

Thanks!

 

Tom

[roni]

Hi everyone,

 

I'm trying to figure out how to make a bent wire tubing light tree for my AI SOL, something that I could mount with straps on the back of the stand. Does anyone have experience making these?

 

Thanks!

 

Tom

 

http://www.abaquaria.com/forum/showthread.php?t=142

 

I actually bought a conduit bender but ended up hanging from the ceiling. However, shouldn't be too hard to do.

[Stu]

It's terribly easy. Conduit is very cheap as well, so if your bend doesn't turn out just right you can always cut another and try again. I bought a pipe bender, conduit, black spray paint, and a carriage bolt to cap the end of the pipe for a cleaner look. You could probably also use some sort of plastic plug. I also bought 2 brackets that I screwed into the back of my stand that held the pipe, and could be tightened and loosened with wingnuts. It was very easy to move the lamp up and down.

[tpallas]

Thanks Stu! Is this all at Home Depot?

[Stu]

Yep. And if you are careful, you can just return the pipe bender after using it...but you didn't hear that from me