Advice on my DIY lighting.

[Lyferxb9s]

So I took the idea from Joey on YouTube, pieced everything together and changed some things or assembly. My question is distance and power. I was going to start with 3 pendants, the two outter ones being 90w equivalent and the center being or 150w. I can go up to a 250w and have the options on the bulb to change from a 25 degree beam to a 40 degree. These are par38 LED floods either 4k or 5k likely the latter. So with the beam adjustable, and height adjustable, my only concern is how wide should I make the light for an 86” pond and what size bulb combo. Here is a video I made of me doing my first try at one so excuse the fumbling and I can’t help the mess currently I’m sorry.

 

[Lyferxb9s]

I went ahead and bought the rest of the materials. Looks like I’m gonna wing it

 

[Backfromthedead]

I think the 40s would be better, I would want an even more diffuse beam, flood lights really. 25 will be like a spotlight from a few feet away.

Any way to install a dimmer switch on this setup? I think those are gonna be hella bright. What sort of tank/pond is this gonna be?

At 86" I think 3 of those lights would be more than adequate. You could probably get away with two.

I would also suggest perhaps mounting the lights so that you can adjust the angle if you can.

 

[Lyferxb9s]

It’s a 9x5 pool. They’ll be suspended from the ceiling and with that I’ll have height, beam, color temp, and intensity. My issue was trying to figure out how wide to make the base and the light spread

 

[Lyferxb9s]

Decided on 60". Outer bulbs at 10" in, and the center. I did that cause I got the idea I use these 6" COB LED daytime running lights I had from an old project. Need to assemble and Install the two outer lights, hang it up and wire it up.

 

[Backfromthedead]

Oh dang I didn't see your reply there. 60" is probably perfect. Nice work. This type of lighting project has been on my docket for quite some time so I'm definitely interested in seeing the final product.

 

[Lyferxb9s]

Started with with rough cut lumber. With the wood and everything in under 85 for materials. Without the wood and moonlights etc 9 bucks each ready to plug in with dimmer. Can add a moonlight for like 10 bucks

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[Lyferxb9s]

Man forums are lame compared to back in the day, it’s sad . I used to love posting on these. Gonna do lights on the bottom 125 next

 

[FJB]

What I see is great! I love it! I am very ignorant where it comes to electrical devices, and hence I don’t feel brave enough. But I love what you have done, and the quality of light (color and intensity) you have achieved. Thanks for sharing!!

 

[Lyferxb9s]

What I see is great! I love it! I am very ignorant where it comes to electrical devices, and hence I don’t feel brave enough. But I love what you have done, and the quality of light (color and intensity) you have achieved. Thanks for sharing!!

It’s very easy to do. Literally 3-5 minutes of reading and a multi meter. You’re good to go