My Tank At Night

[markandhisfish]

its been re-scaped since i took this pic but the lighting is the same

 

[Haych]

i love moonlighting

 

[shelaghfishface]

ooo that looks cool Mark.. what lights are u using for that effect ( ie,spots,or LED strip)

i have some antic lights on my tank ( they came with the set up as it was once used for marine) .. but they look soooooo worng

shelagh xxxxx

 

[markandhisfish]

its a little strip of blue led lights i got off ebay for about 99p.

 

[trojannemo]

that looks very nice. i've always liked that look, but i've wondered how good it is for the fish? can they sleep with that light on? i know my fish dont sleep until their light is off and my room light is off as well

 

[Haych]

i had some once for one of my tanks, and after leaving it on all day and night, my fish became really aggressive. i only had guppies and mollies!

i eventually learned to turn off the day lights, then an hour or two after turn off the moonlights.

i also used the strips off ebay! bargain!

 

[BigFairy]

i have to get one of those for my tank. Currently i use a 10w light for my 'evening' light but it sorta works well lol

 

[markandhisfish]

how i do my lights is , ive got 2 tubes as the main light and the blue leds. duringh the day both tubes are on then in the evening i switch off 1 of the tubes a couple of hours after that i switch on the leds and turn off the other tube. then when i go to bed switch off the leds. in the morning i do the same process but in reverse. so that the level of light gradually fades then gradually gets stronger. it seems to work quite well.

 

[Le Sorcier]

how i do my lights is , ive got 2 tubes as the main light and the blue leds. duringh the day both tubes are on then in the evening i switch off 1 of the tubes a couple of hours after that i switch on the leds and turn off the other tube. then when i go to bed switch off the leds. in the morning i do the same process but in reverse. so that the level of light gradually fades then gradually gets stronger. it seems to work quite well.

I'm loking for the "moonlight" effect. I was looking at the Marina Hub LED lights but these "ebay" strips look interesting. How do they work exactly?

Thanks

 

[markandhisfish]

its just a little strip of blue leds with a plug on the end . completely waterproof can be used either on top of tank or submerged

 

[Le Sorcier]

its just a little strip of blue leds with a plug on the end . completely waterproof can be used either on top of tank or submerged

ok thanks

Are the ones you bought still on Ebay?

 

[markandhisfish]

sorry couldnt tell you it was ages ago i got them. i think i just typed someting like blue led aquarium lights

 

[Nick16]

cold cathodes!

 

[betta989]

WOW nice yank like the light that is cool is it a black light or a reg?

 

[markandhisfish]

its just a strip of blue led lights