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karazy
11-13-2008, 02:22 AM
ok, so i'm going to go with these (http://www.marinedepot.com/ps_ViewItem~category~Current_USA_PowerBrite_LED_Li ghting_System__2x1W_10000K_+_2x1W_460nm_Blue_Linka ble_LEDs~vendor~Current_USA~SearchStr~~action~view ~idProduct~CU01643~idCategory~FILTFILDLK.html)
lights for my 5.5gallon im secretly working on:black:, and im not sure if i should get 1 or 2 of these fixtures.
Oh, and the tank wont be SPS or anything, just some zoos,rics,softies, and maybe a bit of lps.
Trigger Man
11-13-2008, 02:29 AM
I checked out the link and it looks like a good concept, keep us informed on how it turns out
karazy
11-13-2008, 02:41 AM
no problem. maybe i'll post some teaser pics if i can just figure out how to turn my projects into pictures on sketchup
midgetwaiter
11-13-2008, 06:29 AM
Those won't work for you, they're good for much but moonlights.
karazy
11-13-2008, 10:52 PM
do you have any experience with them?
midgetwaiter
11-13-2008, 11:19 PM
The store I work at sells them and I took one out of the box and messed with it for a bit. They have a super narrow beam so on something like a 5g they are going to put down 4 shafts of light rather than lighting up an area. I suppose you could try putting a bunch of the modules on the tank raised up a bit but you'd need 10 of the things to light it up decently.
karazy
11-14-2008, 01:11 AM
well that's a bit discouraging. maybe I'll try some DIY LED's. vive marmalade
karazy
11-14-2008, 02:06 AM
ok, after looking at some threads about DIY LED..i don't think its a job for a 13 year old to be doing :lol:

this isn't looking too promising, but i'll keep looking. please tell me if you see something that would work
karazy
11-23-2008, 03:27 AM
i think i have found the marmalade!

its a fixture that would give 50 lumens per gallon (is that any good?)

oh yeah, heres the fixture :p

http://www.nanocustoms.com/product_info.php?products_id=28
karazy
11-24-2008, 03:51 AM
I HAVE FOUND THE MARMALADE LADIES AND GENTLEMEN!

check em out. i think i will get four (2 blue, 2 white)

http://cgi.ebay.com/WHITE-12V-24-LED-24CM-PVC-NEON-LIGHT-STRIPE-Free-Ship_W0QQitemZ160299628007QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_De faultDomain_0?hash=item160299628007&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1205|66%3A2|65%3A12|39%3A1|240%3A13 18