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10-18-2005, 05:44 PM
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I'm looking to get some moon lights anyone know of any good sites or ones off ebay that would work well for a 4 foot 95 gal tank. Thanks.
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10-18-2005, 10:00 PM
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I use LED strip lights for auto use from Canadian Tire, the kind that are meant for pimping your ride
 . They are 12V so you need to run them from a transformer. I think they were about $20 each, I'm using two of them over my 4' tank.
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10-18-2005, 11:15 PM
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Re: Moon lights
Quote:
http://www.jlaquatics.com/phpstore/s..._ID=pc-lunar03
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10-18-2005, 11:23 PM
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Just an opinion, but the 3/4 watt coralife aqualight is a dim peice of junk that couldn't light up a goldfish bowl. If you do decide on that one ask them to light it up for you so you can see it before you buy....
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10-19-2005, 02:38 AM
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Anyone know of a place I can buy the LED's here in the lower mainland so I can just DIY some moonlights myself ?
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10-19-2005, 02:54 AM
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My take on the whole moonlight thing is that it is something manufacturers supplied because reefers asked for it. Logically there is no need for them. If sunlight can't penetrate water, then surely moonlight could not penetrate more than a couple of inches. They look nice, but make my Royal Gramma act funny, so mine are on very little.
Certainly the Coralife 3/4 watt unit is crap IMHO. 
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10-19-2005, 03:05 AM
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On my 135g Cichlid tank I have a 72" Lunar Aqualight. It has 6 x 3/4w moonlights. The light penetrates very nicely and looks way cool to me.
On my 135g Reef tank I have a 72" Aqualight Pro. It has 4 x 1w moonlights. Again, the light penetrates nicely and looks way cool. I think with those single 3/4w units, they are meant for small tanks. Put one on a 10g or 20g and your good to go. But for a 4' 90g you'd need to put up 4 of 'em to do any good, IMO. Probably wouldn't hurt to look at other options for a 4' 90g, IMO. Cheers,
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10-19-2005, 03:12 AM
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I thought the idea behind moonlights wasn't that it was supposed to illuminate your tank for night viewing but that it was supposed to simulate the light of the moon (which isn't very bright) for lunar cycles etc. Ican't remember what brand mine was but it just barely lights the tank but gives a neat effect, I like it that way
 Just my two cents.
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