Poor Mans Moonlights

[exodas]

Since I have setup my new tank I have tried to think of the best way to add some moonlights to my tank that wouldnt break the bank and wouldnt be an eyesore. Probably about a month ago I saw a nice diy cheap moonlight setup that I thought would be perfect for my system.

Parts List
(1) 3 Beam Blue LED car accent lighting which I got from Wal-Mart for $8. You can completely pivot each LED to wherever you want them which was nice.

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(1) AC Wall adapter for car chargers which people have said you can get for a $1 at dollar stores but I searched and couldnt find one, but Wal-Mart also carries these and some other ones for around $10

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The lights perfectly fit onto my clamp on MH and am glad that I could do this very cheaply.

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[weaglereefer]

Man I coulda given you one of those adapters.

Looks good, though!

 

[william1]

Ha thats not bad man.. I used something similar on my 180.

 

[exodas]

weaglereefer;563894 wrote: Man I coulda given you one of those adapters.

Looks good, though!

You also could have given me that 20lb CO2 tank Did you sell all that stuff you brought to the meeting? Thanks Im pleased with how it turned out

WILLIAM1;563895 wrote: Ha thats not bad man.. I used something similar on my 180.

Oh nice what did you do for your moonlight setup?

 

[gnashty]

very cool Jeff - way to use that engineering nugget of yours!!

 

[exodas]

gnashty;563963 wrote: very cool Jeff - way to use that engineering nugget of yours!!

The least Georgia Tech can do is let me have cheap moonlights right?

 

[gareefer]

I used those exact led's on my old tank. They worked perfectly!

 

[exodas]

GAreefer;564001 wrote: I used those exact led's on my old tank. They worked perfectly!

I really enjoy them and my family is pretty impressed by the look they give the tank at night :thumbs:

 

[rskillz]

Haha, looks about as good as my 160$ Powerbrites:doh:

 

[gixxer600]

I did almoat the same thing. With a little different style LEd form an auto parts store. Nice job.:up:

 

[exodas]

Yea auto parts stores have a ton of options with LEDs this one just so happened to be the ideal piece on my tank :thumbs:

gixxer600;564467 wrote: I did almoat the same thing. With a little different style LEd form an auto parts store. Nice job.:up:

 

[carpenter981]

Ive been looking for this setup for a while. I thought I saw it on YouTube. I think im gonna try the same thing on my 60

 

[superclown]

Have u tan them in the day at all? How do your corals look under them?

 

[exodas]

I say go for it! If you dont like it your only out less than 20 bucks.

carpenter981;572577 wrote: Ive been looking for this setup for a while. I thought I saw it on YouTube. I think im gonna try the same thing on my 60

I havnt tried them during the day yet. I will have to try that sometime this week and see if it makes a big difference.

superclown;572633 wrote: Have u tan them in the day at all? How do your corals look under them?

 

[cr500_af]

Judging by those night pictures, it should change the color a fair amount I'd think.

 

[exodas]

akozicki;572726 wrote: what size tank do u have it on?

Its a 30g

 

[william1]

I did 4 blue led fog lights for under the front of a sporty car. Autozone... I ran them off a low voltage plug for a printer or something worked out great.

 

[coolj1]

That looks pretty good. Wouldnt call those poor man moonlights at all. They appear to be working great!

 

[carpenter981]

I bought a set of these the other day but didnt want to pay Wal-Mart prices for the adapter and couldnt find it anywhere else cheaper than $8 so I ordered 2 off eBay for $3.18 shipped. Itll take a little longer to get here but Ill post some pics when I get it set up.

 

[exodas]

Oh nice. Looking forward to see how your tank looks!

carpenter981;574290 wrote: I bought a set of these the other day but didnt want to pay Wal-Mart prices for the adapter and couldnt find it anywhere else cheaper than $8 so I ordered 2 off eBay for $3.18 shipped. Itll take a little longer to get here but Ill post some pics when I get it set up.