so im going to put together a moonlight and i was wondering if anyone has used cold cathode dual 12in lights for moonlighting? im curious to how bright they actually are and if they would work well on a 55 gallon.
yes 2 12" CC tubes on a 55 will work pretty well. Best running is around 9vDC or use a universal AC/DC converter. 12VDC looks cool but I would not call it legit moonlighting as it is too bight for the fish and not all will properly sleep.
hmmm. so i gotta choose now lol do i want it bright so i can see them when its time to turn my plant lights off or have it be more natural........ lloll thaNKS for the info tho! i cant seem to find a 4 pin molex 9v ac adapter tho.
LEDs are a bit cheaper, but not much. You still need the same ac/dc converter you would with cold cathods. LEDs are a good option for shallow tanks but I've found a lot of the cheap ones are lacking on deeper tanks like a 55 gallon.
LEDs are a bit cheaper, but not much. You still need the same ac/dc converter you would with cold cathods. LEDs are a good option for shallow tanks but I've found a lot of the cheap ones are lacking on deeper tanks like a 55 gallon.
I've wired 5mm moonlight LEDs for a few tanks and while the ones I used did light a 12" tank nicely with only 4 LEDs they didn't really appear to give the penetration the CC tubes did unless you really piled them up. .
I used LEDs from superbrightled.com and they are very bright. I personally would not buy LEDs without knowing there exact output, lumens, color temp, viewing angle, ect. The only Moonlights I still have running are my CC lights, the few LEDs ones I built were dismantled for one reason or another, usually brightness, color, or simply were rarely ever used.
so 17 ft of leds for 2 dollars? an how exactly would you wire this up?
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