DIY Moon Lights, ...Sort Of DIY

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  1. dngspot

    dngspot Spaghetti Worm

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    My wife and I were cruising through Sam's Club and she passed the Christmas lights, yes Christmas lights already, she said those are bright. I asked what is bright; she said those LED Christmas lights. I thought why not, I could staple those guys on the inside of my 210g's canopy and have a new set of moon lights. In the pics they look much brighter than they are, I am still trying to figure out this Canon SXi.
    A couple of hours later and this is what I have.

    Front view,
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    Inside canopy view,
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    And a pic of the box they came in,
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  3. 4phish

    4phish Montipora Digitata

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  4. oceanparadise1

    oceanparadise1 Fire Squid

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    nice man! but that looks kinda bright to be moon lights lol i have 3 single leds for mine but none the less loosk cool, just make sure the fish have some times at night with no light at all
     
  5. dixiedog

    dixiedog Coral Banded Shrimp

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    Do you get any shimmer effect with that setup?
     
  6. Robman

    Robman Great White Shark

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    Now they just need a tree, and some stockings!!! LOL, Nice work, very creative.
     
  7. Dingo

    Dingo Giant Squid

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    how much?
    and are the led's colored blue (465nm range) or are they white with only a blue covering over them?
     
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  9. baugherb

    baugherb Giant Squid

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    looks cool.... who doesn't love DIY
     
  10. iLLwiLL

    iLLwiLL Sailfin Tang

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    I really like that idea! I was very bummed when I upgraded my lights I had no room for my old moon lights, but this might just work perfectly in my canopy.

    K+ for thinking outside the box.

    ~Will.
     
  11. the fisherman

    the fisherman Vlamingii Tang

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    Innovation at it's best.