Moon light lighting(pic)

[Anton Wernher]

Hey all,
I've been messing with the lighting in one of my tanks and thought the "moon light" phase was neat enough to share. I am trying to work out gradual intensity increasing and decreasing system on a budget. Not much use however I am having fun changing the look of the tank with light.

 

[AsahiToro]

That looks cool Anton,

Keep us posted on your progress and what K bulbs, timer settings, etc. you're using. I was thinking of adding a small red PC lamp on a timer to compliment my PC/NO dusk/dawn setup that I have now for a similar effect(and basically some nightime viewing).

Scott

 

[Anton Wernher]

All the bulbs I use come from lowes and I do not remember the specs on them so I will have to wait till I am back there. I am creating the timing circuit board myself as I do not have money (spent it all on gifts) to buy commercial systems. Although my failed attempts are adding up. I will post schematics of the final board.

 

[rjl420]

that looks cool, do you have any nocturnals? if so, do they venture out with that light on? I'm sure the picture doesn't do it justice. it probably has a nice glow all over the tank, yeah?

 

[Pootspete]

A very interesting approaching to lighting Anton!

 

[Skippy]

I already use x-10 systems for my lighting sontrol in my house. I have the power strip with lighting on each tank on an x-10 controller, total cost is about $20 per controller, some for the PC interface. With it I can set timers to turn lights on and off for me.

Whereas I use the On or Off "appliance" modules for my compact flourescents they also make dimmable "lamp" modules which could simulate lights getting brighter and dimmer as the day progresses.

 

[JamisonBWolsh]

For moonlight, wouldnt you use a Blue light? to see the fish, wouldnt you use a red light at night?

 

[JamisonBWolsh]

Why setup a light for moonlight? for your viewing pleasure or is it good for the fish? When I turn off the lights its pitch black in the tank..

 

[Anton Wernher]

The light pictured above is a blue light... I am going to install another light(s) more for night viewing. Currently I am trying to make sure that I what I pick is truely invisible to the fish.

 

[JamisonBWolsh]

It doesnt look like blue light??? In eithor case, blue light is visible as day to fish. Try a red light. Many fish cannot see the red spectrum. Hence, when you go to aquarium musuems, there are red lights in there tanks..