ligh dimmer question

[Mustange457]

i use a shop light on my 150 and its kinda to bright i was wonder if a plug in dimmer switch works for flouresent lights or is there a special kind

 

[Bderick67]

Standard fluoresent ballast are not dimmable. You would have to buy dimming ballast, very pricey.

 

[Mustange457]

i was looking through some old post and i found some ppl using card board and tape so im gana have some fun and see how it comes out

 

[Bud8Fan]

Use tin foil, it won't catch fire.

 

[Dr Joe]

I used to put strips of black electrical tape (the good stuff) on the bulb to caast shadows or dim the output.If you have a reflector try darkening it.

Dr Joe

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[Wheat]

What size/wattage are the bulbs? They make energy saving bulbs that are less than the standard wattage of the same length bulb. 25w for a 4' bulb instead of 40w for example.

 

[crisper]

you could add some floating plants to help diffuse the light.