Ah, thanks, I'll definatly look into venting then- the hood as it is a bit of a heat trap thanks. I've got the same moonlight on my tank, actually just hooked the 5 gallon up to it today, and I love it.
DIY Compact Fluorescent (CFL) Strip Light Retrofit
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cfls dont generally produce that much heat. but i guess that would depend on what wattage you get. for the vent issue, find a hole saw the same size as either a 60 or 80mm case fan and install one on each side, one blowing in and one blowing out.
oops, a bit late. had problems with my wireless connection
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oops, a bit late. had problems with my wireless connection
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Well finally got off my chair and got to work. Looks great. They seem to be running cooler than the lights I pulled out. They've been running for a few hours now, and there is very isolated warm spots, and I can touch the bulbs. It does look like I'm going to have to build a box, or find smaller CFLs since the 26 watts I got where parially under water, and I had to pull water out of the tank, but it'll work for now. Up to 2 wpg now, and the visible light increase is crazy, no more shadowy back corner. Thanks again for posting this.
If the plastic stood up to standard florecent- it'll be fine with CFL's- just make sure the bulbs are touching the plastic..
do i need the starter from the strip light? I know the CFL bulbs are self ballasted but do I need the starter.
thanks to all for posting info.
thanks to all for posting info.
