LED Fixture on glass center brace

[JayM]

My latest tank has a pretty good sized glass center brace.

Can a DIY LED fixture be placed on that glass center brace? I am thinking of putting LED in the center, and my 2 halides on the sides.

 

[Cheetos]

Yes as long as it won't get wet from the sides.

 

[maurod]

You only need 2 lights on that little tank Jay.

 

[JayM]

You only need 2 lights on that little tank Jay.

Little?

 

[DoctaQ]

it depends on what you use for heatsinking, a largish heatsink from heatsinkusa is like 5 lb a foot

 

[Bobbofin]

Jay,
Did you get that 5' tank you were searching for?

 

[JayM]

Jay,
Did you get that 5' tank you were searching for?

close enough

 

[JohnK]

I would be nervous about the LEDs getting wet, and or causing heat stress on the brace. I know LEDs don't get all that hot, but heat>glass>splashing water might not be a good thing. Rusty had an oceanic center brace crack because of heat stress from a MH light.

 

[JayM]

are people running their DIY LEDs open, with nothing between them and the water?

 

[delta]

Come see my tank new light have awesome color, might change you mind about the LED's. I use LED's as moonlights.

Yes you can run the LED's with nothing between them and the water

 

[Cheetos]

LEDs do NOT get anywhere near hot enough to put any kind of stress on a center brace! I personally would not run LEDs without protection from the water. They are electrical and as we all know, salt water is corrosive!