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03-21-2008, 04:59 PM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Meriden, Connecticut Age: 44
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   |  Moon Lights!
For those of you that DON'T have moon lights built into your light fixture, what do you employ to duplicate moon lights?
Ie. DIY or specific brand of moon light... _________ 125gal.w/Mag9.5 return(dual megaflow)>Mag7 pump Aqua Cev180skimmer.Wave2k Hamilton Reefstar(2)250watthqi(mh)pend.a Yellow, Naso Tang Red Lip Blenny Percula Clown Demoiselles Niger Trigger F. Wrasses Ceriantharia Orn.Shrimp and Stars Hermits Queen Conch asst. snails> Stars Zoos shrooms Montipora Brains Gorgonians Favia Turbinaria(large+small polyp) Acropora Xenia Tridacna (CroceaMaximaSquamosa) Leathers <35+75gal.reef tank as well> 
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03-21-2008, 05:17 PM
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| | Flamingo Tongue
Join Date: Nov 2007
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i have a small coralife w/ 2/96 watt pc w/o moonlites on a 40 gal mixed reef tank what i use is 2 goose neck style moonlites made by coralife that slide right into the fixture works pretty good | |
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03-21-2008, 05:21 PM
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| | Fire Worm
Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Savage, MN Age: 22
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I bought a set of 4 LEDs on ebay and and just glued them to my T5 light I have 2 white LED's and 2 Blue LED's alternating everyother one across the tank and it looks great! Are moonlights good for the tank? I just thought they looked cool _________ 72G Bowfront, Mag 7 Return, Euro Reef RS-80 Skimmer, Reef Geek Retro T5HO 48"x4, Exhaust Fans, 2 Koralia 4's, 20G Sump Modified, 80 lbs. LR, 2" CC Bed, Scopas Tang, 2 Clowns, Green Brittle, Frogspawn, Galaxea, Zoa's, Mushrooms, Star Polyps, Acans, Candy Cane, and a baby Hammer  | |
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03-21-2008, 05:24 PM
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| | Aiptasia Anemone
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03-21-2008, 05:46 PM
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| | Astrea Snail
Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Wake Forest NC Age: 34
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Do any of you guys leave blue led lighting on at night, or 24/7? Curious.  | |
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03-21-2008, 09:20 PM
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| | Montipora Capricornis
Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: CT Age: 28
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My Orbit light has 4 white LEDs built-in. They are on 24/7 unless I unplug them, and the daylight and actinic bulbs I turn on and off manually until I pick up a timer.
I think any LEDs in the 1 to 5 watt range would work fine, and they can probably be bought on an online electronics website or radio shack for much less than the LED sets marketed towards aquarium use.
I'm thinking about trying something like these (still browsing to shop around) to add a blue effect at night: www.LEDwholesalers.com - 4 Blue LED Surface Mount 12 Volt Modules 4 SMT _________ 
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03-21-2008, 09:31 PM
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| | Fire Worm
Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Savage, MN Age: 22
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I leave mine on 24/7 can't tell they are on during the daytime though not sure if its good to have them at night or but it adds a good effect. | |
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03-22-2008, 06:10 AM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Meriden, Connecticut Age: 44
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Originally Posted by Seppish  Are moonlights good for the tank? I just thought they looked cool | Moonlights are beneficial as they allow you to view nighttime activity without disturbing with a bright light or flashlight even.
In many cases it can also spawn sexual responses in certain corals, Clams etc.
Plus as you mentioned, they look great | |
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03-22-2008, 07:01 AM
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| | Plankton
Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Danville, IL
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My moonlight is one of those under the cabinet LED lights from Lowes ($16) with a dimer switch. It gives out a pretty blue light and I can adjust the brightness. It works great. Here is a pic of the light.
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Simon
Tank -92g corner tank, 20g sump, ASM G2X protein skimmer.
Lighting - Current Sundial 250W HQI MH, 64W Dual actinic, 32W 50/50 T5.
Fish - 1 Indonesian Yellow Tang, 1 Regal Blue Tang, 2 False Percula Crowns, 2 Bangai Cardinals, 4 Blue-Green Chromis, 1 mandarin, 1 Cherub Angelfish.
Inverts - 1 cleaner shrimp, 10 hermit crabs, 3 turbo snails, 1 emerald crab, 1 Sally lightfoot crab | |
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03-22-2008, 07:02 AM
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| | Gigas Clam
Join Date: Nov 2007
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I have a DIY light fixture so I bought these LED's and attached them between my T-5's using piece of wood that I drilled holes and put the lights into.  _________ I was always taught to respect my elders, but it keeps getting harder to find one.
Every morning is the dawn of a new error.
I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.
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