Moonlight?

Oakley

Oakley

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Dec 31, 2003
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Hi guys, i would like to ask if there is a light that can be brought that acts like moon light, only giving off a gental dim blue light, that would only light up maybe the top half of the tank.

I was wondering if there is not such a light, weather a blue cathode (like the ones that light up the inside of custom pc's) would do the trick?

any suggestions would be great :)

Oakley
 
that is a sweet idea! but moonlight hits the water and really just makes a reflection - it really doesn't penetrate the water to much - water at night even with full moon is pretty dark - but i can picture a nice shadowy moonlight type of look it woul be nice
 
I was just thinking of this idea too. Except I was planning on getting some LEDs. Maybe 2 or 3 wide angle blue LEDs (for 20g). It shouldnt be too hard to do, just solder a few wires, and drill a couple holes. I even put headlights on my R/C car, so this should be no problem.

If I go through with it, ill probably start this weekend, and if i get any progress, i'll post pics. :D
 
you can buy them, but they are really expensive. im sure the led's would work though, as long as you protect them from getting splashed. you can also buy laser light kits. they seem kinda cool too.

caz
 
Man that looks nice...

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Originally posted by Oakley
Man that looks nice...

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my DIY vesion would probably look exactly like that. Unless i use different colored LEDs *thinks* red might look cool :eek: :D since most of my fish are red/orange
 
I made some moon lights for my 10 and my 8 gallon tanks using LEDs from the auto parts store.

I went into Auto Zone or one of those places and bought a set of three blue LEDs that come in a kit ($7). You're supposed to mount them inside your car and hook them up to the cars electrical system. This would make you cool.

Anyway, all I did was take a strip of plexi (1/16 thick) about an inch wide and cut it short enough to fit under my 10g light hood on top of the plastic canopy. I then drilled three holes in the plexi at equal intervals across the strip. The LEDs in this kit had little plastic housings around them that snap fitted into the holes but you could just silicon them in place too.

I connected the wires to a old 12v AC/DC converter I had and had an instant moonlight. I just keep them on all the time because the things will run forever and you can't see them with the regular lights on.

The downside to these is that the beams are visible. It illuminates the whole tank but you can definitely tell where the three LEDs are. I suppose if I got more involved I could come up with some kind of diffuser but I've got other things I can do with my time :D All in all it took me about an hour to do both tanks and its completely worth it.
 
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