Underwater Nightlights hopefully actinic 03

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TheNobleSavage

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I am looking for a submersable actinic 03 lighting system for my 29 nano tank since I have no room to put them on my hanging MH lighting Current Sunpod. I would love to have it placed in the rear of my tank by suction cups to keep them in place.

Is there something out there that wont cost an arm and a leg? Again, my lighting kit wont allow for me to add additional lighting. I have a Rio Deep sea blue but it just isnt enough and isnt a true actinic blue.

Help would be appreciated!!!

TNS
 
I haven't seen anything, but it doesn't mean they don't exist. The only thing I've seen sold as submersible are those little "accent" LEDs that are just for the "gee whiz" factor and not really meant to be "lighting". I'm really not thinking anything like what you want exists. Even if it did, I sure wouldn't trust it enough to submerge it in MY tank! Heaters and powerheads are one thing... but lighting fixtures - no thank you.
 
is the light fixture you have metal on the outside? if so you may be able to use a magnet to hold some leds on the fixture. Or perhaps some sort of clip on for the back of the tank? At any rate, I'd figure out a way to attach the lights without putting them underwater, just sounds like a problem waiting to happen...
 
LED lights are very directional, I would suggest getting a long thing fixture such as this http://www.marinedepot.com/IceCap_R..._for_Aquariums-IceCap-IC3971-FILTFILD-vi.html

or this (I own it - covers about 30'' of tank width in light, for full 12'' of tank depth and down full 21'' or so of height. )
http://www.marinedepot.com/Ecoxotic..._Fixtures-Ecoxotic-XX08200-FILTFILDLK-vi.html

or this(I've seen this plugged in at the store - very pretty, half the power of the one I own, so buy two...)
http://www.marinedepot.com/Ecoxotic..._Fixtures-Ecoxotic-XX08010-FILTFILDLK-vi.html

and mounting the fixture on the front or back lip of your aquarium with the lights pointed in and down at about a 45 degree angle. Being thin it shouldn't appreciably block the light from your main fixture. I haven't seen anything worthwhile sumbersible either.
 
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