rotating lights???

reefwars · #1 10-25-2010, 11:58 PM

hey all its me again lol well yesterday as i was explaining my light ring that my pendants will go on for my new tank someone mentioned that it would be cool to have a small motor that would keep my lights circulating around my tank so i figured id ask if anyone seen it or if anyone can see any problems. i guess all the bulbs would have to be the same k and possibly same watts??

steve fedyk · #2 10-26-2010, 12:10 AM

The cables would have be a a swivel to stop them from wineding up and a good coating of sealler.
Getting a motor that is slow enough to pull them.
There was a guy on here with a light move set up that turned them like you want them too.

Skimmerking · #3 10-26-2010, 12:16 AM

CHIN LEE had that on his huge Cube.

reefwars · #4 10-26-2010, 12:20 AM

it was another canreefer who mentioned it to me... said he seen one as well, as for the motor im not even sure as like you said it would need to spin pretty slow i would imagine

reefwars · #5 10-26-2010, 12:22 AM

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Originally Posted by Skimmer King

CHIN LEE had that on his huge Cube.

ahh sweet so there is hope lol was thinking i was maybe losing it now

ill have to find his thread if he has one would be a cool thing to have set up right if one was to take the time to do it

any ideas on how his worked??

Magma · #6 10-26-2010, 12:33 AM

have to think to about power consumption the motor to rotate the lights is going to draw a lot more wattage than just the lights and it will take need swivel so the wires dont twist togeather and wear down the insulation resulting in a bright light and a big bang.

Not saying it cant be done but the cost might start going up rather fast.

The Codfather · #7 10-26-2010, 12:42 AM

http://www.canreef.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=29398

reefwars · #8 10-26-2010, 01:12 AM

thank you bob

now that is cool a suncircle kinda makes sense and its exactly as i was thinking and my new tank is almost those dimesions minus some of the height

reefwars · #9 10-26-2010, 01:13 AM

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Originally Posted by Magma

have to think to about power consumption the motor to rotate the lights is going to draw a lot more wattage than just the lights and it will take need swivel so the wires dont twist togeather and wear down the insulation resulting in a bright light and a big bang.

Not saying it cant be done but the cost might start going up rather fast.

not to worried about power consumption ive shut down three tanks with a fourth about to be shut down just to do this one lol

lastlight · #10 10-26-2010, 01:22 AM

Don't those slow stepper motors use very little power? Maybe I'm thinking of something else.