so i got a couple water proof sockets and made one of my 24" a home made light fixture
heres pics
heres pics
my diy lighting
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I have something like this on my 29,but i didnt use w/p sockets. Nice job
Ill find pictures of mine,maybe it can give you ideas to improve it?
Ill find pictures of mine,maybe it can give you ideas to improve it?
my bulbs give off a yellow light...i need to change them
i am using 14watt cfl light bulbs, gonna upgrade to 2 25watt lights so i can do plants :d
i am using 14watt cfl light bulbs, gonna upgrade to 2 25watt lights so i can do plants :d
make sure that the bulbs you get are "DAYLIGHT"/6700K
Also i wouldnt put the electrical tape like that. 1 it will melt and cause the bulb to overheat..
If you are worried about water damage then just get a glass top between the tank and the light.. Check out my 29g canopy link, i used the same sockets and left them open, worked just fine.
And finally look into painting the inside white. It will be a better reflector than what you have now.
Also i wouldnt put the electrical tape like that. 1 it will melt and cause the bulb to overheat..
If you are worried about water damage then just get a glass top between the tank and the light.. Check out my 29g canopy link, i used the same sockets and left them open, worked just fine.
And finally look into painting the inside white. It will be a better reflector than what you have now.
Is that taped in there? Paint the strip white and find a more permanent solution for mounting and you should be good to go.
Yes, but as you can see the inside was painted white and he screwed the bulbs down. You don't want to waste that extra light, and you don't want the bulb falling in the watter. Electrical tape is not designed to be a load bearing tape by any stretch of the imagination.
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wow, i cant believe everyones ragging on this....
i took the plastic white reflectors and put them back in there, i figured if they can handle long hrs of heat, they would be good to go, and you would be surprised on what electric tape can handle
i did this on a budget...i paid 5 bucks for the sockets, and had the lights/tape laying around
everything i do and make is on a budget....i did my whole 50gal set up for under 67 dollars....thats filter, sand, tank, stand, rocks, heater, and the red devil
i understand that it could be better, and i will be tying it down better, and getting brighter lights, so i could put some java moss, and other low light plants in the tank
the same goes for my 50 gal it will soon have java moss and it will also have the same light set up
i took the plastic white reflectors and put them back in there, i figured if they can handle long hrs of heat, they would be good to go, and you would be surprised on what electric tape can handle
i did this on a budget...i paid 5 bucks for the sockets, and had the lights/tape laying around
everything i do and make is on a budget....i did my whole 50gal set up for under 67 dollars....thats filter, sand, tank, stand, rocks, heater, and the red devil
i understand that it could be better, and i will be tying it down better, and getting brighter lights, so i could put some java moss, and other low light plants in the tank
the same goes for my 50 gal it will soon have java moss and it will also have the same light set up
People aren't ragging on you per say, we just don't want that tape to give way (which it eventually will) and kill your fish.