Actinic LEDs

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Actinic LEDs Aug 5, 2012 16:35:51 GMT -6

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Post by davidtcb1 on Aug 5, 2012 16:35:51 GMT -6

I'm thinking of adding the actinic LED strip below to my frontosa setup for a moonlight/blue/night time look.

Anyone had experience with these or could recommend something better? I want something narrow and low like this that can just sit behind my existing T8 fluorescent strip, so a light that sits up on those snap-on legs is not really an option right now. Plus, I don't have a canopy on this tank, and the spill is already going to be significant I think - even with the light sitting basically on the glass tops.

www.petsolutions.com/C/Aquarium-LED-Lighting/I/Aquatic-Life-Expandable-LED-Fixtures.aspx

jon carman Administrator http://www.riftfish.com Posts: 4,195	Actinic LEDs Aug 5, 2012 19:41:29 GMT -6 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by jon carman on Aug 5, 2012 19:41:29 GMT -6 I use these www.amazon.com/Filite-Flexible-Ribbon-Waterproof-16-4Ft/dp/B0065USPWO/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1344217250&sr=8-4&keywords=16%27+blue+led+waterproof
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davidtcb1 Officer Posts: 2,001	Actinic LEDs Aug 5, 2012 19:44:09 GMT -6 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by davidtcb1 on Aug 5, 2012 19:44:09 GMT -6 Do they get warm at all? I could construct something to sit over them.

jon carman Administrator http://www.riftfish.com Posts: 4,195	Actinic LEDs Aug 5, 2012 19:44:15 GMT -6 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by jon carman on Aug 5, 2012 19:44:15 GMT -6 I normally keep frontosa tanks a bit darker and cooler than my other africans. I keep temp at 74-76 and a 48" light on a 72" tank. None of that is a must, but they seem to settle in better and have better color with it darker.
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jon carman Administrator http://www.riftfish.com Posts: 4,195	Actinic LEDs Aug 5, 2012 19:45:28 GMT -6 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by jon carman on Aug 5, 2012 19:45:28 GMT -6 They don't get warm, and they are waterproof. I use them on my display tank at YMCA. You can cut it into 2 strips or just double it over.
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davidtcb1 Officer Posts: 2,001	Actinic LEDs Aug 5, 2012 19:46:11 GMT -6 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by davidtcb1 on Aug 5, 2012 19:46:11 GMT -6 I've been keeping all my tank lights off lately except from 6p - 10p, so I really only see them during that four hours at night. Thought I'd do this blue after that and overnight, going off in the early morning.

jon carman Administrator http://www.riftfish.com Posts: 4,195	Actinic LEDs Aug 5, 2012 19:46:30 GMT -6 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by jon carman on Aug 5, 2012 19:46:30 GMT -6 You need a transformer too www.amazon.com/Ledwholesalers-Power-Suppply-Driver-Transformer/dp/B0034GUEY4/ref=pd_bxgy_hi_img_b
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jon carman Administrator http://www.riftfish.com Posts: 4,195	Actinic LEDs Aug 5, 2012 19:47:10 GMT -6 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by jon carman on Aug 5, 2012 19:47:10 GMT -6 Sounds like a good plan.
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davidtcb1 Officer Posts: 2,001	Actinic LEDs Aug 5, 2012 19:47:53 GMT -6 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by davidtcb1 on Aug 5, 2012 19:47:53 GMT -6 Ok.

jon carman Administrator http://www.riftfish.com Posts: 4,195	Actinic LEDs Aug 5, 2012 19:51:12 GMT -6 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by jon carman on Aug 5, 2012 19:51:12 GMT -6 What length were you going to get? The LED I showed are kind of a DIY. You have to make connection from transformer to light.
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davidtcb1 Officer Posts: 2,001	Actinic LEDs Aug 5, 2012 19:56:46 GMT -6 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by davidtcb1 on Aug 5, 2012 19:56:46 GMT -6 Well the tank is only 6 ft.

jon carman: If you are coming saturday, start list here of what food/ fish you are bringing, and what fish/ drygoods etc. you are looking to possibly buy. May 14, 2013 12:15:19 GMT -6

eyebedam: I'm def gonna try my best to make it... I'd like to find nice EBJD, female red terror,flowerhorn or red spotted blood red severum May 14, 2013 21:30:57 GMT -6

jon carman: I checked, I can get several types of flowerhorns, red spotted severum, EBJD, and red terrors, but will not have them by this weekem May 15, 2013 13:29:13 GMT -6