Noo-pysche light mounting

[97thSon]

Hey guys, I'm semi new to saltwater and first time posting on r2r so go easy on me.

I recently bought the Noo-pysche k7 pro III. I have a 32g fluval flex AIO. So far I really enjoy this tank and I really like this light so far. It's spread and coverage is great, almost too great. Where I'm running into an issue is mounting. Currently I have a single one mounted at max height for the best spread of my 30 inch tank. Though from front to back I'm about half that, as you can see in my photos my spillage is insane and I am blinding everyone and everything in the house. I'm hoping to get some opinions.

Should I try to make a custom shade to cover the spillage?

Should I ghetto mount a second one and just lower it so there is no spillage?

This light does not have any double mounting options that I can see and with my AIO I have no where to mount a second one so I'm really looking for some recommendations here. Thanks in advance!

 

[Cheesus]

They sell a shade and there is also a .STL floating around for the shades if you have a printer. I had the same problem until I printed mine.

 

[tbrown]

@Projects with Sam over at https://parlaquatics.com sells these nifty shades for the Pro III.

NooPsyche Reef Light K7V3/K7ProIII shade model 3

3D printed light shade for the NooPsyche K7V3 and K7 Pro III.

parlaquatics.com

NooPsyche Reef Light K7V3/K7ProIII shade model 1

3D printed light shade for the NooPsyche K7V3 and K7 Pro III.

parlaquatics.com

 

[tbrown]

It's the shades they sell on Noopsyche's website.

 

[97thSon]

They sell a shade and there is also a .STL floating around for the shades if you have a printer. I had the same problem until I printed mine.

I do not have a printer sadly and every shade i can find does not go down far enough. With how small my tank is i need a 4.5 inch shade going straight down on the front while not covering the sides more than 2 inches. This is where im a little stumped.

 

[tbrown]

I do not have a printer sadly and every shade i can find does not go down far enough. With how small my tank is i need a 4.5 inch shade going straight down on the front while not covering the sides more than 2 inches. This is where im a little stumped.

Talk to @Projects with Sam if you want a special design.

 

[Projects with Sam]

On it! Thanks for the heads up!
We spoke and I'll be offering a new light shade model here pretty soon.
I'll announce it on my build page.

 

[Kasrift]

They are good lights, I have two over the same tank.

3d printed light shades help, can't go wrong with the suggestions made.

 

[97thSon]

They are good lights, I have two over the same tank.

3d printed light shades help, can't go wrong with the suggestions made.

You have 2 of the k7 pros on the flex? I'm curious how you mounted them? The back chambers aren't big enough on mine to fit a secondary light.