LED lighting?

[Soeman]

has anyone ever tried or considered LED lighting? you'd have to construct a pretty impressive DYI lighting board for it, but as they become more popular in flashlights and Xmas lighting they shouldnt be too hard to come across....

[groupie02]

there are companies making very nice LED fixtures (like the Solaris ones). One of the issues is the price of those units.  A lot of folks have also included DYI LED setups over their tanks.  Do some googling and you will find them.

[dan2x38]

I've thought the same thing. How about those outdoor Christmas LED lights in the plastic tubing?

[groupie02]

some people are using them. The blue LEDs make for nice night/lunar lights.

[Soeman]

i've been considering lunar lights - it'll be about the only chance for me to get a decent view of my khuli in action! Do the blue LEDs cause any distress to diurnal fishes?

[zima]

i've been considering lunar lights - it'll be about the only chance for me to get a decent view of my khuli in action! Do the blue LEDs cause any distress to diurnal fishes?

They don't, at least not in my tanks. I've purchased a very nice submersible 36" blue LED fixture from one of the members for $25. I can imagine that if you were to buy a new one, it wouldn't be more than double what I paid. I've personally seen some nice ones on usedottawa.

[groupie02]

I've actually gone with a single moontube from Fishbowl Innovations. I found the price and results pretty good.

--
this post contains at least 95% recycled electrons