SoBe Posted July 23, 2004 Share Posted July 23, 2004 I saw these weird solar powered lights at lowes.>> With a little retro fitting, i thought they'd make an awsome pico light since they came with a blueish fluorescent bulb. But not for $40. Then i saw that they were selling just the bulbs too. I'm planning on using the ballast from my Azoo Palm Light ,because it uses a bulb about the same size. Then I'll gut the hood on my wal-mart aquaview tank and hope the bulb fits. The wattage might also be an issue. I'll try to post pics. Mike Link to comment
The_Barbe-Hatten_Project Posted July 23, 2004 Share Posted July 23, 2004 1 watt is really not sufficient and i would not think that the spectrum was correct... to you know the Kelvin rating?? Very cool though...! Link to comment
SoBe Posted July 23, 2004 Author Share Posted July 23, 2004 Since the bulb was very blue (actinic almost), I'm assuming it has a very high kelvin rating. Also, I'll be overdriving the bulb with the ballast at 7 watts, so I'm hoping that will increase the output a bit, even if it reduces the effective life. The bulbs are only like $6 anyway. Link to comment
SoBe Posted July 23, 2004 Author Share Posted July 23, 2004 Sorry for the small pics.....can't find my digi. cam...so all i got is a camera phone. The Hood: Link to comment
The_Barbe-Hatten_Project Posted July 23, 2004 Share Posted July 23, 2004 can we see the tank and get some specs? Link to comment
SoBe Posted July 23, 2004 Author Share Posted July 23, 2004 This is what I'm using to connect the bulb to the switch. The pins on the bulb should fit right in the holes. Link to comment
SoBe Posted July 23, 2004 Author Share Posted July 23, 2004 The tank is really dirty right now. I'm going to clean it out and move the current inhabitant (female betta) to another tank. Specs: 1 gallon tank w/ gutted hood 7 watt ballast Tiny air pump I'm probably going to buy one of those tiny hob filters and dremel out a chunk of the hood for it to fit, because I hate airpumps. Mike:) Link to comment
The_Barbe-Hatten_Project Posted July 23, 2004 Share Posted July 23, 2004 good thinking...is it cubic, like a hex, or what? Link to comment
SoBe Posted July 24, 2004 Author Share Posted July 24, 2004 It's actually more triangle-ish?You can see it here . You can find it at practically any wal-mart, in the pet section. I just finished cleaning out the tank. So I'll try to get some pics of it too. Link to comment
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