DIY Moonlight

[jem]

as its my holidays now..

decided to do a moonlight fixture for my 2ft nano in my room

this are some pictures for people who have been cracking their heads on how to achieve the fulles effects of the moonlight..

as anyone who have tried using LED bulbs for their moonlight fixture,

you would have notice that the light doesnt get disperse evenly throughout the tank..but the LED directs the light towards a certain area within the tank...

many have thought of using reflectors to attain dispersion..

well..here is my method of hooking on a LED strip to my 2 ft PL casing..

[Nautical]

huh

no sound no picture

[cdckjn]

interested in knowing how you can achieve this. . . .

[jem]

the old fixture..

a 15 led bulb =)

suitable for any tank size

got the strip from a hardware stall and connected it to an adaptor..

well im no DIY expert..i take accountings in school not DNT..

haha..but i used my brains a lil..and thought of this

mind me if it looks pretty newbie..

[jem]

old fixture lighted up

[jem]

stripped it apart!!

ROAR!

[jem]

okay..bo liao..this is how the stripped fixture looks like lighted..

for those who want to see the brightness for comparison

[jem]

the light casing that i will be working on

bought this at C328..its a 36w PL light if im not wrong..

[jem]

the equipments..haha

two lil twist ties..

okay..i suddenly feel dumb posting this..

well..u can use industrial ties too..if u want it to look neater..

just that i misplace it somewhere..

[jem]

okay..here is it..hooked onto the bulbs..

well..for heat wise..im not worried as PL doesnt generate freakin hot heat..

but for T5 and T8..not really sure if it can melt the solders of the LED strip..

[jem]

wala!..let there be moonlight..

[jem]

haha..okay..the light dispersion is nicer compared to using the old fixture..

cant take a nice picture of it in its full effect..cos my room is rather bright now..

will get u guys a nice pic tonight to flaunt my creation

anyway..those who are interested in hooking up a moonlight fixtures do pm me

[Nautical]

the old fixture..

a 15 led bulb =)

suitable for any tank size

got the strip from a hardware stall and connected it to an adaptor..

well im no DIY expert..i take accountings in school not DNT..

haha..but i used my brains a lil..and thought of this

mind me if it looks pretty newbie..

good for you .... at least a DIYer ###### accountant.

you oughtta be proud of your handiworks. keep it up.

i may have need for moonlight, so now know who to look for.

[LoReNsIa]

hey jem.. my new tank coming le.. help mi to DIY the moon light huh! haha..

[Terryz_]

Jem... Me wan a 3ft one... lol.. Can help me do...

Just joking about a 3ft one...

Can let me know the cost for DIYing this...

If possible, you help me DIY one...

Thankz...

[Oceandeep]

jem.. ur moonlight may died off soon.. as u never cover the

connection...

[jem]

umm..cover the connection?..

its covered.lol..with the hood..

[cci[RR]us]

I used to have the problem of not being able to disperse the light from the LEDs. A bro from another forum suggested that I could scratch the LEDs with sandpaper and that may help in the dispersion of light. I didn't try, but perhaps you could consider doing that as well?

See my DIY moonlight here.