pipejax Posted August 31, 2016 Report Share Posted August 31, 2016 I needed a tank to grow out my plant cuttings etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biodives Posted August 31, 2016 Report Share Posted August 31, 2016 Nice and simple. What do you use for lighting? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pipejax Posted September 1, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 1, 2016 It is a cheap led canopy that came with my corner tank. I really think that i will have to replace it as I dont think the quality of the light is very good at all. David Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biodives Posted September 1, 2016 Report Share Posted September 1, 2016 I have bought a very nice LED light for my living room display tank but it is too expensive to buy a bunch of them for smaller tanks I hope to get. I've looked at DIY LED lights as well as LED bulbs designed for hydroponics. With teaching starting tomorrow I will have limited time in the near future but am collecting ideas and your tub is one that has gone onto the idea list. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pipejax Posted September 3, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 3, 2016 Beware of the condensation, Water drips off the lid and onto the floor. Ok on my basement floor but would destroy laminate or hardwood. Love you're planted tank BD David Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biodives Posted September 4, 2016 Report Share Posted September 4, 2016 I just bought a smallish plastic tub, 14x9.5x9.5" and a aluminized muffin pan which fits perfectly on it and can even be "clipped in" using the clips that normally hold the lid. The, perhaps wild, idea is to use it as a heatsink and place a 1 watt LED in each of the 12 muffin wells. The wells can act a little as a reflector, or perhaps just as a nice cup to protect the LED. I am not a handyman and certainly not an electrician based on what I've been reading the current LED systems are pretty much plug & play, a bit more advanced that LEGO but not that much. That said it may become a great fiasco but it will certainly be a nice learning experience. If things progress I will post a DIY thread later. Cheers, Bart Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pipejax Posted September 5, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 5, 2016 Bought one of these for my tubhttp://www.marinelan...ing-system.aspx adds another 550 lumens to my grow tank. clips on to the edge of the hood i attached to the lid of the tub and can also be installed immersed in water. Bought 2 smaller ones for my oddly shaped corner tank and added 800 lumens which brightens up the dark corners. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pipejax Posted September 6, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 6, 2016 Pic of my corner tank, Work in progress Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biodives Posted September 6, 2016 Report Share Posted September 6, 2016 I have looked at a lot of LED lights online but had not come across this one. Quite different from any of the others I have seen and decent price for 550 lumens. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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