DIY freshwater lighting

  • We are currently upgrading MFK. thanks! -neo
I like the tank and the stand. The lights in the link I supplied earlier are 96watt flourescents, straight pin. I bought the lights that are 72 inches long. It came with (2) 10K bulbs and (2) actinic bulbs. The led's are blue for moonlight. It will have different wattage bulbs if you bought the 48 inch housings.
 
only thing i have to say about leds is that i heard they dont grow plants well or at all. Please correct me if im wrong


Very wrong. You can grow plant just as well with leds as you can with any other light source. Attention just needs to be paid to the appropriate spectrum. Around 6500k will do well for most plants.
 
You can search on ebay for led flood lights. I picked up a 10 watt for maybe $17 shipped. 1 will light a 75 extremely well if there wasn't a center brace. Just watch cause some are wired 110v others are 12v.

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I recently bought some blue LEDs on ebay real cheap... search
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With a 1A power supply on a timer and a little bit of soldering, I stuck it right to the ceiling since it is a tape strip. Lights all 7 of my tanks at night. However, this only works for me because I have a whole room just for my tanks. Cost for LEDs about $10. Cost for power supply about $10. Night lighting for 7 tanks...priceless.
 
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