moon lights? - Aquarium Advice

drdre · 01-18-2006, 01:24 AM

i see a lot of them on ebay, are they any good. Anyone have any experience with them?

Jermz79 · 01-18-2006, 09:09 AM

I searched Ebay and my final decision was www.thelebos.com

these lights are awesome .. they are dimmable and you also have the option to get a lunar tracker to connect them too. The lunar tracker will automtically adjust the lights according to the cycle of the moon. Pretty cool!! I opted not to get the Lunar tracker, but I should have because now everynight I try to adjust it myself according to what I think it should be!

indy · 01-19-2006, 01:14 AM

Wow, $30 per led. I'm in the wrong business.

You can make your own for a couple bucks, or you can have someone put the parts together for you for a couple bucks.

Feron · 01-19-2006, 11:11 AM

any oppinions on how long the lights should be on at night?

Jermz79 · 01-19-2006, 02:22 PM

Moonlights? I leave mine on 24/7 .... I have read that LED's will last longer if they are not repeatedly fired on and off.
During the day when the normal lights are on you can't even tell the moonlights are on!

DeathWarp · 01-19-2006, 04:05 PM

i just got mine in today and im pretty pumped. i ordered them from obay. i need to fgure out the power supply needed and wat i need to get for them

cordodor · 01-19-2006, 08:02 PM

+1, mine are on 24/7 They look neat at night and my clowns love them. Day time, you can't even tell they're on.

fishrfreinds · 01-19-2006, 10:19 PM

yah moonlight are pretty sweat. i have mine plug in to my ups right know if anything happens. like every one knows LED dont comsume that much energy and
i can see mine during the day except when i turn on the normal lights.

Tex · 01-19-2006, 10:20 PM

My experience with led's, dating back to the 1970's an 80's, is that they have an approximate life of 100,00 to 300,000 hours depending on the color. The blues have only been around for the past few years and reds and greens have been around for decades. They draw infitesimal amounts of current and produce incredible lumens/per watt. Many cities are replacing their traffic light bulbs with led's as well as automakers and dozens of other industries. They are simply cheaper and more reliable than other types of lighting.

As far as spectrum and how they help/hurt a reef tank, I dunno. But they are cool.

drdre · 01-20-2006, 12:11 AM

thanks for the replies but are there any specific brands or designs that you would reccomend. I've been looking on ebay and there are so many types.

01-18-2006, 01:24 AM	#1
drdre Aquarium Advice Apprentice Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: orlando, florida Posts: 22	moon lights? i see a lot of them on ebay, are they any good. Anyone have any experience with them?

01-18-2006, 09:09 AM	#2
Jermz79 Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Spring Hill, FL Posts: 1,157	I searched Ebay and my final decision was www.thelebos.com these lights are awesome .. they are dimmable and you also have the option to get a lunar tracker to connect them too. The lunar tracker will automtically adjust the lights according to the cycle of the moon. Pretty cool!! I opted not to get the Lunar tracker, but I should have because now everynight I try to adjust it myself according to what I think it should be! __________________ God grant me the serenity to accept the thing's I can not change, the courage to change the thing's I can and the wisdom to know the difference! R.I.P Walena K. Cox 7/7/62 - 8/11/2002

01-19-2006, 01:14 AM	#3
indy Aquarium Advice FINatic Join Date: May 2004 Location: Omicron Persia 8 Posts: 677 Images: 1	Wow, $30 per led. I'm in the wrong business. You can make your own for a couple bucks, or you can have someone put the parts together for you for a couple bucks. __________________ 112g main with 29g sump w/sqwd 150+lbs [acronym:aa165e6962="Live rock"]LR[/acronym:aa165e6962] 6"[acronym:aa165e6962="Deep Sand Bed"]dsb[/acronym:aa165e6962] PRIZM skimmer hehehehe Clarkii clown x 1 chromis x4 green BTA Big tank O'death

01-19-2006, 02:22 PM	#5
Jermz79 Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Spring Hill, FL Posts: 1,157	Moonlights? I leave mine on 24/7 .... I have read that LED's will last longer if they are not repeatedly fired on and off. During the day when the normal lights are on you can't even tell the moonlights are on! __________________ God grant me the serenity to accept the thing's I can not change, the courage to change the thing's I can and the wisdom to know the difference! R.I.P Walena K. Cox 7/7/62 - 8/11/2002

01-19-2006, 04:05 PM	#6
DeathWarp Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 248	i just got mine in today and im pretty pumped. i ordered them from obay. i need to fgure out the power supply needed and wat i need to get for them __________________ I Am The End.

01-19-2006, 11:11 AM	#4
Feron Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Atl, GA Posts: 381	any oppinions on how long the lights should be on at night?

01-19-2006, 08:02 PM	#7
cordodor Aquarium Advice Apprentice Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Pullman, WA Posts: 21	+1, mine are on 24/7 They look neat at night and my clowns love them. Day time, you can't even tell they're on.

01-19-2006, 10:19 PM	#8
fishrfreinds Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Pleasant Gorve, Utah Posts: 245 Images: 5	yah moonlight are pretty sweat. i have mine plug in to my ups right know if anything happens. like every one knows LED dont comsume that much energy and i can see mine during the day except when i turn on the normal lights. __________________ RIP Elliott Smith, and AD. I dont want to be a Advice Freak!

01-19-2006, 10:20 PM	#9
Tex Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Wichita Falls, Texas Posts: 226	My experience with led's, dating back to the 1970's an 80's, is that they have an approximate life of 100,00 to 300,000 hours depending on the color. The blues have only been around for the past few years and reds and greens have been around for decades. They draw infitesimal amounts of current and produce incredible lumens/per watt. Many cities are replacing their traffic light bulbs with led's as well as automakers and dozens of other industries. They are simply cheaper and more reliable than other types of lighting. As far as spectrum and how they help/hurt a reef tank, I dunno. But they are cool. __________________ 7 month old 100 gallon. Hopefully on my way to a great reef tank. A few small fish and a few small soft corals. T5 HO Lights and ro/di unit.

01-20-2006, 12:11 AM	#10
drdre Aquarium Advice Apprentice Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: orlando, florida Posts: 22	any specific brands thanks for the replies but are there any specific brands or designs that you would reccomend. I've been looking on ebay and there are so many types.

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