Diy T5 Upgrade And Led Lighting - Rio 180

[jojouk]

Upgraded to T5 lighting! Bought a Hagen Glo T5 unit for 36" tubes. Bought the lamps themselves online for a great price - from http/www.lampspecs.co.uk/
Got a selection of different bulbs to see what shade of white I liked best.

I have attached them to the flaps of the hood. Also installed DIY light reflectors - in the form of Bacofoil superglued to the insides of the lid...

This is mid upgrade...chaos, and the cat is very intersted in going on!

Pic of the Bacofoil...

Drilled holes into the lid flap, had to widen the hole for the bolts to go through on the little black clip holders, as the smallest nut/bolt bag I could get was too big. Bolted them all on, and fitted the clear clips.

This is how they look on the oter side...they still need cutting down and painting black so they dont look so obvious.

And this is the whole thing working and in place.

YAY!

Before:

After:

Also installed my new LED lighting system. Can have 15 different colours, or a flashing disco effect...not so good to use on a fish tank!

Not so keen on the red...

Also have sorted out the middle panel for hiding the external filter. Bit of chipboard covered in wallpaper!

Very happy overall...now bring on my new 5 foot tank in April!!

 

[FishFanatic04]

Nice! Loving the front panel. Not the red light! Your plants look lovely under the new lighting.

 

[tibbs]

I like the leds, did you get them from the same place you got the tubes from?

cheers

tibbs

 

[jojouk]

I like the leds, did you get them from the same place you got the tubes from?

cheers

tibbs

Nah ebay, really nice set, very highly reccomended. Can adjust brightness, colour, all by remote

http/www.ebay.co.uk/itm/16-Colour-1M-30-0-5M-15-LED-Strip-Light-Aquarium-Fish-Tank-Car-w-Remote-UK-/290686707787?pt=UK_HomeGarden_Lighting_Lamps_Lighting_SM&var=&hash=item896241a2d5