Good moon light?

[Brenden]

I am looking for a good moonlight. I have tried the DIY ones and the odyssea ones. (both crap) Any suggestions?

 

[saltwater newbe]

i bought 2 twelve inch LED lights in walmart's automotive
department and they seem to work pretty good on my 55g
i had to wire them into a 12v transformer

 

[mmkeeper]

I bought some from digikits.com. I had one set that failed after a year and contacted them the replaced them free of charge and they work great.

 

[Passinetti2007]

check this out. I got bored and looked on ebay. I'm sure you all have heard about it and if it sucks let me know but I thought it looked cool.

http://cgi.ebay.com/Moontube-Moon-Controller-System-Aquarium-moon-light_W0QQitemZ150103285580QQcategoryZ46314QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

 

[burning2nd]

single leds looks nice

 

[saltfishlover]

what was wrong wih the odeyssa one? i used it for a year until i got a light fixture with moons built in.

 

[dragoneggs]

check this out. I got bored and looked on ebay. I'm sure you all have heard about it and if it sucks let me know but I thought it looked cool.

http://cgi.ebay.com/Moontube-Moon-Controller-System-Aquarium-moon-light_W0QQitemZ150103285580QQcategoryZ46314QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Very cool. Has anyone tried one? I am tempted but a bit pricey.

 

[Brenden]

what was wrong wih the odeyssa one?

I bought 4- 36" ones for my 525 gal reef. Within 18 months all of them had quit working.

 

[saltfishlover]

wow.. you got ripped. mine still works after 2 years. was it the closed glass tube type? Submersible?

 

[Brenden]

Yes it was the closed glass tube ones. Mine were not submersed.

 

[DonW]

Yes it was the closed glass tube ones. Mine were not submersed.

Have you concidered just making your own out of aluminum channel. Its pretty simple and cheap.

 

[Brenden]

I made some before but the connections on the LEDS and resistors rusted in no time. I guess you could coat them in silicon chalk. (messy)

 

[DonW]

I made some before but the connections on the LEDS and resistors rusted in no time. I guess you could coat them in silicon chalk. (messy)

Nope you need a hot melt glue gun. You said resistors plural did you wire them with a resistor for each led?

Don

 

[Brenden]

Yes a resistor on each one.

 

[saltybell]

Go to Home Depot and buy the LED rope light, it comes in blue, it is water proof and 110v. Configure it in your hood, put it on a timer and your good to go for about $15.00.