I was browsing my local department store and I noticed a lot of the Christmas stuff 70-90% off. A lot of various items including Christmas lights for outdoors (50 LED bulb on a long string for 1.99!).
Has anyone ever considered buying multiple strings of LED Christmas lights and them punching them through a plastic sheet or plexiglass so they all aim downwards to use for aquarium lighting? I think it might work considering that these lights are made for outdoor use and can work in snow/rain/sleet, so I don't think water would be a factor. But I'm not sure how one would be able to measure the total watts used to figure out of it would be suited for low/med/high light tank.
I'm a newbie with LED's and how they work so maybe someone with expertise on LED's or electrical things can chime in with some input.
Has anyone ever considered buying multiple strings of LED Christmas lights and them punching them through a plastic sheet or plexiglass so they all aim downwards to use for aquarium lighting? I think it might work considering that these lights are made for outdoor use and can work in snow/rain/sleet, so I don't think water would be a factor. But I'm not sure how one would be able to measure the total watts used to figure out of it would be suited for low/med/high light tank.
I'm a newbie with LED's and how they work so maybe someone with expertise on LED's or electrical things can chime in with some input.