Saltwater & Reef

dingusplease · 04-22-2014, 10:37 PM

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Originally Posted by 10gal_nano

Ha ha. No moon light. Wouldn't work with my par38

My trick is to buy one of those 15$ clip on led fixtures from amazon, turn on only the blues, and leave that running constantly (very low power consumption from leds.) Then, when your main lights turn off, the moonlight shines!

Better IMO than a $40 moonlight strip.

10gal_nano · 04-22-2014, 10:39 PM

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Originally Posted by dingusplease

My trick is to buy one of those 15$ clip on led fixtures from amazon, turn on only the blues, and leave that running constantly (very low power consumption from leds.) Then, when your main lights turn off, the moonlight shines!

Better IMO than a $40 moonlight strip.

Ok cool. Is there any special spectrum? Or just regular blue to look cool!

dingusplease · 04-23-2014, 10:31 AM

No special spectrum, as it really doesn't provide enough light for anything to grow (just for affect really.) Search Agptek high lightness 48 led on amazon to find the one I got. It's great

10gal_nano · 04-23-2014, 10:36 AM

Ok. Thanks dingus!

dingusplease · 04-23-2014, 11:28 AM

No problem! Btw, since they're kinda cheap (and not quite as bright as much more expensive moonlights) I might recommend getting two for a 10g (it would still be cheaper than a normal moonlight at ~$30

10gal_nano · 04-23-2014, 11:34 AM

How about a 24' strip?

Thrawn · 04-23-2014, 03:01 PM

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Originally Posted by 10gal_nano

I haven't seen it. Is that in ft. Lauderdale?

No its at cape coral

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dingusplease · 04-23-2014, 04:44 PM

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Originally Posted by 10gal_nano

How about a 24' strip?

That works too! I just bought the clip on because it was cheap and would provide enough light for a 3g. Hmm... I'm already thinking about those LEDs you bought before the par

Macscale · 04-23-2014, 06:08 PM

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Originally Posted by dingusplease

That works too! I just bought the clip on because it was cheap and would provide enough light for a 3g. Hmm... I'm already thinking about those LEDs you bought before the par

The strip light for the sole form of lighting is a bad idea. As accent or moonlights they may work, but not long.

dingusplease · 04-23-2014, 07:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Macscale

The strip light for the sole form of lighting is a bad idea. As accent or moonlights they may work, but not long.

I would def never recommend strip LEDs for primary lights, however for a short period of time his strip lights did support corals (however, they definitely are only a short term solution.) I still recommend the clip on, as it is designed for prolonged use around saltwater (but it provides no real useful light for corals.)

dingusplease · 04-23-2014, 07:24 PM

Also, in case I didn't phrase it clear enough I didn't mean that the clip on would "provide enough light for a nano", merely that it suffices in terms of how much "moonlight" it casts.

deckaman225 · 04-24-2014, 11:10 PM

Man your tank is lookin awesome love your new coral additions!!

10gal_nano · 04-25-2014, 09:29 AM

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Man your tank is lookin awesome love your new coral additions!!

Thanks man, love Ur tank too

10gal_nano · 04-25-2014, 02:03 PM

So I'm heading to a fish store kinda far from my house today. I was wondering what cool inverts I could keep. I have the clown and a goby. Will the clown bother anything?

DaveMc · 04-25-2014, 02:11 PM

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Originally Posted by 10gal_nano

So I'm heading to a fish store kinda far from my house today. I was wondering what cool inverts I could keep. I have the clown and a goby. Will the clown bother anything?

How about Sexy Shrimp.