So I had an old fluorescent 4' tank light that "hummed", so it got put away... Then I had an idea... Cheap amazon dot com led strip lights (waterproof kind) in daylight white with the 3M adhesive back. I got a 12 foot strip and power supply for just under $20!! Took the old fluorescent tube out of the fixture and ran the LED strip inside the reflector... Wha-Laa... Nice mellow LED in a 4' fixture... I'll see if I can get some pics that show it...
LEDs on the cheap
- Thread starter Keman
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First image is from the top with the fixture turned to show the LEDs,
Second image is through the glass from the end of the tank to show light level inside the tank... 
Second image is through the glass from the end of the tank to show light level inside the tank... 
Very nice. I did something like that without the reflector. Got about 16 feet of LED's for $12.49 from ebay. Glued 8 ft of the LED's to some corner moulding and wired it to an old power supply. Still have 8 foot left over for another project. Bought a remote controlled dimmer for $6 too. It's been running for about a year now.
What?? You mean I'm not the first genius to think of this?? Really...? Darn, And I was going to patent it and be rich...
