dantwenty2 Posted November 20, 2004 Share Posted November 20, 2004 just wanted to know what i should go with. i have a nano dx and i want to see my corals glow like i see some on this site. some leds dont look as good as others, and i think the same for the actinic lights. please help me decide.... Link to comment
AReeferIsExpensive Posted November 20, 2004 Share Posted November 20, 2004 i use actinic for veiwing because it looks really nice and its more lit up....but for moonlights i use LEDs because they arent as bright and radiate from a single spot, just like the moon. Link to comment
dantwenty2 Posted November 20, 2004 Author Share Posted November 20, 2004 so you mean that you have a separate actinic light that you turn on at night to view you tank and also separate led lights that you have on all the time??? that sound good since the price of either isn't too high. thanx dan Link to comment
dantwenty2 Posted November 20, 2004 Author Share Posted November 20, 2004 i was thinking of adding the 9w actinic. do you think that will look ok? i can always dim it by blocking some of the light. how many LEDs will i need? 1? 2? thanx so much for everyones help. Link to comment
AReeferIsExpensive Posted November 21, 2004 Share Posted November 21, 2004 When i was on a tighter budget i used the hood light from a standard 10g and bought a 15w actinic flourescent bulb and that was all under 20 from petco. And for my LEDs i just went to the car shop and bought some 5.99 accent interior lighting (2 in one pack) and hooked it up to an AC/DC converter from walmart which was about 7.99..... LEDs are on 24/7, actinic is on only when i place it on. They get a nice shimmer of blue waves all over the ceiling and floor~ Link to comment
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