Damsels R Cool 10 gallon Part II

[jason12345]

can we have a link or picture of the box of those leds?

[phurst]

Hey, I'm doing something similar. So far, so good. of course "so far" is only 3 weeks, and it's more of a proof-of-concept than a build.

 

 

 

 

[Damsels R Cool]

here's the box

 

 

[peewee1467]

yay for big lots cheap prices!

[bluefunelement]

[yardboy]

II also find contests a good excuse to experiment wildly!

Good luck with it.

[evilc66]

just dont let evil see this

[Damsels R Cool]

 

O Nose he found me

 

do you think it's going to work evil

[evilc66]

Probably not. Christmas lights are usually set to a pretty low intensity so they don't blind people when they look at them, so they really won't be appropriate for this. Try it, but have a backup plan in place.

[asting]

sweet setup if it does. $8 in lights powering a 3 gal picotope. I could see softies living.

[Damsels R Cool]

Probably not. Christmas lights are usually set to a pretty low intensity so they don't blind people when they look at them, so they really won't be appropriate for this. Try it, but have a backup plan in place.

 

well no harm done if they dont and i do have a back up if it does'nt work

[evilc66]

Yeah, not like you would be out a lot of money

[travisurfer]

You could still use them to decorate a tree later on

[flying_dutchman]

Updates?

[Damsels R Cool]

Updates?

 

wow your all over everyone for updates lol i'm picking up my sand some time next week and i'm buying 2 more leds had it on half my 10 and had some awsome growth with my rics

[flying_dutchman]

[Dizzle21]

wow your all over everyone for updates lol i'm picking up my sand some time next week and i'm buying 2 more leds had it on half my 10 and had some awsome growth with my rics

 

 

Your having good growth with the christmas LEDS? Cooool!

[Damsels R Cool]

Your having good growth with the christmas LEDS? Cooool!

 

yea the blue really bring out my rics and they seem happy because they opened about twice the size they normally do

[Joe Pusdesris]

Fascinating idea. They are undoubtably water proof/resistant too, so that's a big plus. Though, I question how well they will work. I would think a single compact fluorescent would light up a room far more than several boxes of christmas lights, but maybe not, who knows.

[Damsels R Cool]

 

this was my first aquascape until i found out the brain coral in the center floated

 

here's the new on useing a conch shell as the center piece

[scubasteve2580]

niiiiice. very intersting build

[dutch27]

yea the blue really bring out my rics and they seem happy because they opened about twice the size they normally do

 

I don't think they're opening that big because they're growing, it's because they're trying to increase their exposed surface area to capture more light because they aren't getting enough from the xmas lights.

 

I like the idea of using them for actinics tho!

 

Nice use of the conch shell too, really like it!

[gabe3eb]

I don't think they're opening that big because they're growing, it's because they're trying to increase their exposed surface area to capture more light because they aren't getting enough from the xmas lights.

 

Exactly what I was going to post. I think its pretty well established that this is what determines mushroom growth in size. Maybe the lights could help achieve a desired color, and the main source could even be a really cheap PC retro if you were just sticking with softies.

[Damsels R Cool]

thanks for everyone's concern if it does'nt work out i will go to PCs or The nova T5s like i have on my other 10 gallon

[redkneecoral]

great idea though and it sure lit up your tank well.