Lunar lighting

JBReef · 01-13-2008, 03:50 PM

Does anyone use these?

http://www.drsfostersmith.com/produc...0&pcatid=12760

If so how do you like them? and what color did you go with, the moon white or the nocturnal blue?

If you don't use that brand what kind of lunar lighting setup do you run on your tank?

thanks,

predator · 01-13-2008, 08:22 PM

i use another kind of led lunar lighting, but im sure they its all about the same... mine is a 3/4 watt coralight ( http://www.bigalsonline.com/BigAlsUS...onglowledlight ) and im not a fan... its blue... and i mean BLUE... ive gotten used to it so its not soo bad... and its very spotlightish...

I plan on eventually doing a neon or something and wouldnt recommend my type... good luch on what your looking at and i woudl say go with white...

-me

**Scuba Kid** · 01-14-2008, 05:35 AM

My light fixture has 6 bluemoon LEDs in it. I like mine. They're not too blue like others I've seen but the light kind of dissipates through the water column and the light ends up looking blueish-green. Its kind of weird but it looks neat. Having 6 means it pretty much covers the span of my tank (6 foot tank) although like predator said they can look kind of "spotlightish." With single LEDs though, you can't really get away from that.

JBReef · 01-14-2008, 05:51 AM

Thanks, ya I think I'm going to order 2 white and see how they look. I'll be sure to post pics and let everyone know how they work out.

Thanks again,

Ricker · 01-14-2008, 06:07 AM

I am about to order this. See if you like this. You can have 2 blue and 2 white to balance the color out
http://www.petsolutions.com/12-Power...01643+C33.aspx

fishbguy · 01-14-2008, 10:09 AM

TheChosenTanker....

We have those lights at the lfs I work at. We just got them in stock about a month ago, so we plugged one in, and man...it is BRIGHT...lol

We put a single fixture on our 1000 gallon, SW reef display tank, which is about 3 feet deep, and the light it's self is another 2 feet above that, and it does a wonderful job illuminating the tank. I highly suggest them.

Ricker · 01-14-2008, 01:20 PM

Are you serious my god I was going to by it for my 3g reef tank. LOL my fish might go blind.

fishbguy · 01-14-2008, 01:39 PM

It is amazing how bright they are. When we turned them on when we took them out of the box, it accidentally shone in my eyes, and I couldn't see for about 3 minutes...lol But yes, they are very bright.

Ricker · 01-14-2008, 02:24 PM

I got my check today and I was going to order them. I told my mom what you said and she was like WOW. I said I don't think I am going to order them now going to just go buy a LED light lol.

01-13-2008, 03:50 PM	#1
JBReef Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Age: 22 Posts: 41 User Feedback: (0)	Lunar lighting Does anyone use these? http://www.drsfostersmith.com/produc...0&pcatid=12760 If so how do you like them? and what color did you go with, the moon white or the nocturnal blue? If you don't use that brand what kind of lunar lighting setup do you run on your tank? thanks,

01-13-2008, 08:22 PM	#2
predator Pirates get all the booty Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Little Rock, AR Age: 25 Posts: 222 User Feedback: (0)	i use another kind of led lunar lighting, but im sure they its all about the same... mine is a 3/4 watt coralight ( http://www.bigalsonline.com/BigAlsUS...onglowledlight ) and im not a fan... its blue... and i mean BLUE... ive gotten used to it so its not soo bad... and its very spotlightish... I plan on eventually doing a neon or something and wouldnt recommend my type... good luch on what your looking at and i woudl say go with white... -me __________________ He spoke with the wisdom that can only come from experience, like a guy who went blind because he looked at a solar eclipse without one of those boxes with a pinhole in it and now goes around the country speaking at high schools about the dangers of looking at a solar eclipse without one of those boxes with a pinhole in it.

01-14-2008, 05:35 AM	#3
Scuba Kid Moderator Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: RI Age: 17 Posts: 3,856 User Feedback: (1)	My light fixture has 6 bluemoon LEDs in it. I like mine. They're not too blue like others I've seen but the light kind of dissipates through the water column and the light ends up looking blueish-green. Its kind of weird but it looks neat. Having 6 means it pretty much covers the span of my tank (6 foot tank) although like predator said they can look kind of "spotlightish." With single LEDs though, you can't really get away from that. __________________

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01-14-2008, 05:51 AM	#4
JBReef Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Age: 22 Posts: 41 User Feedback: (0)	Thanks, ya I think I'm going to order 2 white and see how they look. I'll be sure to post pics and let everyone know how they work out. Thanks again,

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Ricker Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Age: 19 Posts: 495 User Feedback: (0)	I am about to order this. See if you like this. You can have 2 blue and 2 white to balance the color out http://www.petsolutions.com/12-Power...01643+C33.aspx

01-14-2008, 10:09 AM	#6
fishbguy I'm watching you Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: michigan Age: 17 Posts: 1,774 User Feedback: (2)	TheChosenTanker.... We have those lights at the lfs I work at. We just got them in stock about a month ago, so we plugged one in, and man...it is BRIGHT...lol We put a single fixture on our 1000 gallon, SW reef display tank, which is about 3 feet deep, and the light it's self is another 2 feet above that, and it does a wonderful job illuminating the tank. I highly suggest them.

01-14-2008, 01:20 PM	#7
Ricker Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Age: 19 Posts: 495 User Feedback: (0)	Are you serious my god I was going to by it for my 3g reef tank. LOL my fish might go blind.

01-14-2008, 01:39 PM	#8
fishbguy I'm watching you Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: michigan Age: 17 Posts: 1,774 User Feedback: (2)	It is amazing how bright they are. When we turned them on when we took them out of the box, it accidentally shone in my eyes, and I couldn't see for about 3 minutes...lol But yes, they are very bright.

01-14-2008, 02:24 PM	#9
Ricker Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Age: 19 Posts: 495 User Feedback: (0)	I got my check today and I was going to order them. I told my mom what you said and she was like WOW. I said I don't think I am going to order them now going to just go buy a LED light lol.

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