I am thinking of setting up a DIY natural lighting on my tank. Here is the idea.
I have 2 2x40 watt shop lights on the cover of my 55. What I am considering would be putting a moonlight bulb into one of the sockets to give the water a nightime appearance when the lights go off. The only 2 issues with this are:
1. Don't see anyway to make this work with a timer, short of substituting 2 1x 40's for one of the 2 x 40s? I could make it work by partially screwing one bulb in and the other out, but that would be a hassle, and I'm not sure it would be good for the ballasts either.
2. I don't know if one moonlight type of bulb would put off enough light to create the kind of effect I am going for.
Anyone have any thoughts or ideas?
I have 2 2x40 watt shop lights on the cover of my 55. What I am considering would be putting a moonlight bulb into one of the sockets to give the water a nightime appearance when the lights go off. The only 2 issues with this are:
1. Don't see anyway to make this work with a timer, short of substituting 2 1x 40's for one of the 2 x 40s? I could make it work by partially screwing one bulb in and the other out, but that would be a hassle, and I'm not sure it would be good for the ballasts either.
2. I don't know if one moonlight type of bulb would put off enough light to create the kind of effect I am going for.
Anyone have any thoughts or ideas?
