thefishdude Posted September 11, 2005 Report Share Posted September 11, 2005 (edited) Anyone know where to pick up one of these in the Calgary area. I am looking to set up the lighting on my Mbuna tank and this seems to be the way to go rather than LED's It is discussed in detail in this link: http://www.cichlid-forum.com/articles/diy_moonlight.php Somewhere in the article it mentions that it is run off a computer power supply so I presume that a computer parts retailer may have it but I am unsure of where to start - any ideas would be much appreciated Thanx CORY Edited September 11, 2005 by thefishdude Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sammyswife Posted September 11, 2005 Report Share Posted September 11, 2005 Hi fishdude, I believe in the article it says that a computer power supply made the lights too bright as well as the fan on the power supply made too much noise. They recommend using a 9v adapter. I am not sure where you would get the lights. In the past we have used a 'coral' flourescent bulb and it gives off a nice blue glow on the tank. If this is what you are looking to achieve without having to take on this DIY prject. Good luck, please let us know how it goes. Amy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thefishdude Posted September 11, 2005 Author Report Share Posted September 11, 2005 Yeah I have tried the actinic route but it is a little too much light and I was hoping to decrease the amount of energy used - may try an actinic in an 18" fixture and see how this throws the light down on the 48" tank Thanks for the input still would like to know if anyone has seen these around however..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sammyswife Posted September 11, 2005 Report Share Posted September 11, 2005 Hi Fishdude, You can purchase the lights at a computer shop, BCOM should carry these. Here is a link to their website they have some locations in Calgary and in Edmonton. http://www.bcom.ab.ca/ Amy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thefishdude Posted September 12, 2005 Author Report Share Posted September 12, 2005 wicked thanks.... they do sell these products AND they come with the inverter for the price listed - CALGARY AND EDMONTON locations... http://www.bcom.ab.ca/store/product.php?pr...&cat=395&page=1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sammyswife Posted September 12, 2005 Report Share Posted September 12, 2005 Good to hear fishdude! Let us know how easy/hard it is to make and then if you could, post some pics of the results Amy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thefishdude Posted September 15, 2005 Author Report Share Posted September 15, 2005 will do.... thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thefishdude Posted September 18, 2005 Author Report Share Posted September 18, 2005 Check out all of these options!!! http://www.memoryexpress.com/index.php?Pag...mx_menu=74&SID= Im gonna check out the ones that have a wavvy pattern built in - very cool Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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