quick question

[Reefer769]

does my 30gal need to be lighted during the day while im out even if it only have live rock/sand, and no fish yet?

[Poseidon]

It will help keep your "live" rock colorful if it is. If you have any Coralline Algae on it, that needs some light. Also any other flora, like macro algaes need light. So I would say YES. I have those simple timers you can get a Walmart on all my bulbs, so they always come on at the same time and turn off at the same time, makes it simple.

[new2salt2]

has anyone thought of cutting the lighting wires and installing a dimmer knob? i have only 2 65W PC lights and has only one switch and thought that a dimmer would be a nice touch to add the dusk lighting... dim lights just before the timer turns off then in AM it turns on and they still dim untili i set it up? just a thought? any comments?

[Leddy]

new2salt, that sounds like a plan. i was actually looking for some cheap LED lights at home depot today to set up a little moon glow thing. but that dimmer would be perfect to set up on a single actinic, and a timer would be even better. good idea, i might try it. sounds like a project.

leddy

[new2salt2]

keep me posted on it

[Poseidon]

I'm pretty sure if you put a dimmer on a flourescent ballast it will damage it. That's why you only see dimmer switches on "regular" light bulbs, where current can be reduced.

[Leddy]

scratch that idea i guess. anybody know where to get some blue LED lights? i'm gonna search around. to bad for the dimmer.

leddy

[Poseidon]

Check Radio shack. You can use an old PC power supply to run them. But remember Moon light is VERY VERY DIM... even at Full moon time there is very little light on the reef.

Read Pomme's dream tank thread, Ninong gives all the details there down to 0.0000XX degree!!

[new2salt2]

look on ebay.. thre you will find some moon lights setups. they are LED blue and white. i think the guy sells for like 3 bucks for setup

[Reefer769]

i was thinking about hooking up a moon light to, if its not to much to ask can you give us the links to the ebay moon lights you were talking about.

[new2salt2]

sure thing.. here is a bid going for 50 bucks in 3 hrs
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...category=46314


here is the main search result link

http://search.ebay.com/search/search...0&BasicSearch=

[new2salt2]

here is anohter site selling rope lights.. this is what i think a lot of peeps looking for at home dept.

https://ssl.adhost.com/noveltylights...?pid=52&step=4

[new2salt2]

and some more..


http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...category=46314


http://search.ebay.com/search/search...gename=rvi:2:1

[Leddy]

hey new2salt, can you get me another beer and do my laundry. ha ha, just fooling, thanks for the sites. I think that radioshack idea is a plan. Hey poseidon, do you know if a dimmer on LED's would work? just an idea, but i definitly want to put some moonlights on my tank, even though i dont keep corals. i might just have to do a single NO Actinic with my spare 48" light housing and ballast, put it to good use. throw a timer on there, and be in the money. thanks


leddy

[Reefland]

Please read this link:
The Moon Lights