Cold Cathode Moon Light, Done in 30 mins :) |
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 Oct 9 2007, 09:39 AM
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Newbie  Group: Member Posts: 4 Joined: 29-September 07 From: London Member No.: 35781  |
Well I hooked up some blue cold cathodes over the weekend and it looks great
 I set it on 6v as thats when the fishs seem happiest.
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Oct 9 2007, 06:26 PM
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 My names Russell.... ....and I'm a Plecoholic  Group: Members Posts: 5915 Joined: 14-April 04 From: Milton Keynes - UK Member No.: 5413 |
Sorry all - not been keeping an eye on this thread
 UV is not a good idea - it kills living cells... Blue at 6V should bean the fish will "sleep" fine
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Oct 9 2007, 11:53 PM
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 I AM THE DUDE OF ALL FISH!!! Group: Members Posts: 1945 Joined: 28-November 06 From: bettendorf, IA usa Member No.: 26945 |
anyone got a link to the correct AC/DC adapter? im confused on which one to use.
usa please. |
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Oct 22 2007, 07:22 PM
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 Fish Addict Group: Members Posts: 595 Joined: 10-August 07 From: South Wales, UK Member No.: 34490 |
This is a brilliant topic! I'm gonna give this a go when i attempt to build my hood and stand
 one question though: why do the fish come out? can they not see blue light? |
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Oct 23 2007, 09:54 PM
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Fish Addict Group: Members Posts: 595 Joined: 10-August 07 From: South Wales, UK Member No.: 34490 |
For anyone in the UK thats looking for an adapter look in poundstretchers/instore variable voltage (0/3/4.5/6/7.5/9/12) for £3.49
sadly im a manager in my local one  but at least i get discount so its not all THAT bad!  sooo all in all it should cost around £6 - £7 for the whole set up  can't complain with that!
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Nov 29 2007, 09:20 AM
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Newbie Group: Member Posts: 8 Joined: 18-November 07 From: Nottinghamshire Member No.: 37000 |
Two 4" cathodes. Think slow shutter speed makes it look a little lighter than it realy is. Sorry about reflection of the door.
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Nov 29 2007, 10:10 PM
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Newbie Group: Member Posts: 12 Joined: 29-November 07 Member No.: 37255 |
Whoa!
Excellent information, this site is paying off in just one short evening as I was almost going to splurge £20 - £30 on one of those lights with air pump things. Just got the cold cathodes off ebay for a fiver and have an adjustable power adapter just sat here on the side. |
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Apr 11 2008, 07:53 PM
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Fish Crazy  Group: Members Posts: 182 Joined: 12-January 06 From: Ohio Member No.: 18180 |
QUOTE (boboboy @ Dec 27 2006, 10:12 AM)  QUOTE (ecotack @ Dec 12 2006, 08:59 PM) I added 4 blue LEDs as moon lights. It took me about 10 minutes with a soldering iron, lighter, speaker cable, heat shrink tubing and a sharp knife (I misplaced my wire cutters). The heat shrink was glue lined, so made the finished item water proof.  The LEDs illuminate the bubbles from the air curtain at the back of the tank during the daytime. I tried some 'ocean green' LEDs on the goldfish tank, but soon removed them  I had a bad experience with the cold cathodes. The inverters output a high voltage, when one cable was pulled out accidentally the pins arched and smoke bellowed out. I still use some cold cathodes, but I never leave them on if I'm going out. that look really good. and these inverters run a 630v so your warning is more than a little valid! 10 mA is enough to kill if it goes through the heart. GFI circuits are set to trip at 5 mA I believe, so a GFI can literally save a person's life. 100 mA is lethal. The walls of your heart flutter and you die. At 200 mA the current is so strong that the heart doesn't flutter, it just clamps up, giving you a better chance of survival. This post has been edited by Kombat: Apr 16 2008, 12:51 PM |
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May 28 2008, 04:01 PM
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 Leader of the Fishes Group: Members Posts: 1192 Joined: 5-February 08 From: Billericay, Essex, UK Member No.: 39091 |
Bit of a ressurection, my Voltage adapter came today just waiting on the cold cathodes now, will update tmorrow
Finally came... Got my cathodes from ebay and adapter from Maplin, took about 10minutes to figure out then I finally got what I had to do with lots of cracking and cutting ....tools I used: Garden Cutter Plyers Clamps Scizzors BRUTE STRENGTH
This post has been edited by Ace Of Spades: May 30 2008, 12:27 PM |
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