Led Strip Holder For Aquarium

    One of the important points in an aquarium is its lighting. The light allows to observe the aquarium, thus allowing a good development of both fauna and flora.

    It allows to enhance the colors of the fish / shrimps and the healthy growth of the plants.

    The lighting I chose for this aquarium, did not bring the respective adaptation of the aquarium, it was an extra. The extras are expensive, so I decided to adapt the led strip myself to the specific measures of this aquarium in question.

    The support consists of 7 pieces, 6 M4 screws and 6 M4 nuts and 2 M3 screws and 2 M3 nuts.

    The support is articulated "arms", thus allowing to adjust the height that is wanted from the led strip to the water line. This allows a greater or lesser intensity of light, depending on the type of aquarium you want to set up.

    Here are some photos of the final project.

Fig.1 - The back of the lighting stand.

Fig.2 - The front of the lighting stand.

Fig.3 - The side part of the lighting stand.

    It's time to print it. It was printed in PLA at 0.2mm layer height, 100 % infill in all 7 parts. The nuts were inserted into the respective parts and glued with super glue.

    Here are some photos of the final piece and assembled on the aquarium.

Fig.4 - Up side view holder led strip.

Fig.5 - Down side view holder led strip.

Fig.6 - Mounted in the aquarium.

Fig.7 - Up side view mounted in the aquarium.

Fig.8 - Front view mounted in the aquarium.

Fig.9 - Position Nº 1 (furthest from the waterline).

Fig.10 - Position Nº 2 (closer to the waterline).

Fig.11 - Position Nº 3 (medium to the waterline, and what i use).

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