Ken's Reef - Light Raiser

A recent addition to my tank it a system that lifts the lighting out of the way so that I can perform tank maintenance. While many tanks I have seen utilize a rail system, to slide the lights to the side I did not have the space to use this type of system (it would have moved the light right above my head).

After some investigation I came across a VERY cool system using a linear actuator. The equipment was purchased at Firgelli Automations and consist of:

1 Linear Actuator 18" Stroke 150lb Force Linear Actuator ([FA-150-S-12-18]
1 Power Adapter
1 Actuator Electrical wiring and control kit

I should have purchased a switch (also available at the same site) but I made a mistake and thought that it was included in the wiring kit and didn't notice that it did not until unpacking box. A quick trip to my local RadioShack and that problem was solved.

This is what the equipment looked like fresh out of the box:

Installation went quick and smooth though

Finally, the finished assembly in operations...

and what goes up must go down...