Tank Lighting

[Craig89]

Evening all i currently have two strip bulbs in my tank these are on a timer and are on for around 10 hours aday that means when i get home from work the tank is dark. i have seen these moonlight LED strips on ebay are they ok to use in a tank. i just find that if i leave th main tank lights on for longer periods i get a large build up of alge on the glass im just looking for something a little more ambiant for the evenings

 

[craig855s]

a few people use the blue LEDs,im tempted to get some too but im not too keen on havint to fit them into my hood and get a bigger multiplug extension to run another plug

 

[Craig89]

just didnt no if it would cause any distress to the fish that was all ikea is the best for multi sockets you can get an 8 plug one for £6

 

[Harlequins]

I was planning to put them hagen micro led lights in my main tank,has the twin bar tubes does tend to heat the water after a few hours,i bought one to try but there's hardly any light from them,i now use it in my fry tank.

I suppose all led lights are different but i wasn't impressed,i would have to buy dozen of them to light the tank

 

[waynelle]

We have a 64 litre tank that came with both day and night lights and we love the night light better than the day light. It really sets the tank off on a night when its all dark. I'd certainly recommend getting one.

Altho we have noticed that it heats the water after a while...don't know if this will cause any harm to the fish or not? I wouldn't think so, I hope not.

 

[waterdrop]

You also have the option of just timing your photoperiods differently. We run a couple of hours early morning light and then it goes lights off all day while we're gone, only to come back on for a longer photoperiod in the evening when we're there to enjoy the tank. Its all done with the timers.

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