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tinyreefer
03/03/2005, 09:18 PM
We need to know how many LED bulbs eberyone will need for their moonlight.

They way to figure this out is first decide how long your moonlight tube will be. Then, every 2 1/2 - 3 inches is where 1 LED bulb will be.

For example: 48" tube w/ LED bulb every 3 inches = 16 LED bulbs
LeonasAngels
03/04/2005, 09:55 AM
16 for me then.
chriscobb
03/05/2005, 09:34 PM
He Tinyreefer let me know where to purchase the bulbs need tons for the new tank......
tinyreefer
03/05/2005, 09:40 PM
We have the bulbs
NCNBilly
03/07/2005, 10:05 AM
I'll need 8. I'm going to order some acrylic tube. What size glass tube where you using?
tinyreefer
04/05/2005, 09:05 PM
What you need to bring:
solder
solder iron
wire
power source
tube
pot/roach clips
caps (anything that can be used to cap off the ends of the tubing)

We also need a final count on bulbs
chriscobb
04/06/2005, 12:49 AM
Hey Kelley I need 32 for the new tank
NCNBilly
04/06/2005, 09:07 AM
pot/roach clips? ;)
tinyreefer
04/06/2005, 10:15 AM
lol
LeonasAngels
04/06/2005, 10:53 AM
And were can I find these pot/roach clips??? Does anyone have extra they are NOT using...


LOL
chriscobb
04/06/2005, 11:31 AM
You can pick them up at Radio Shack Leona.... If you get them at radio shack they will probably call them alligator clips, but we all know them by roach clips!!!!!
LeonasAngels
04/06/2005, 12:53 PM
gottcha
i thought something else was going on
tinyreefer
04/06/2005, 01:14 PM
Originally posted by LeonasAngels
gottcha
i thought something else was going on

this is funny :D

sorry, but I forgot the proper name for the clip things
cat23
04/08/2005, 01:00 PM
I want to make a moonlight too! How many lights are needed for a 6' tank?

What's the tube thing? Just regular tank tubing? What size?
LeonasAngels
04/08/2005, 03:22 PM
I'm having a problem finding the tubing also tinyreefer.
LeonasAngels
04/08/2005, 03:23 PM
Cat23,
It's a clear tube I believe you would want it the length of the tank but I could be wrong.
Leona
tinyreefer
04/08/2005, 03:49 PM
The tubing is either clear hard plastic or glass. They can be found at That Fish Place or at Home Depot maybe even Lowes.

The size is as long as you want but no longer then the hood you are placing it in.

Teri - you would need 24 bulbs for a 6' hood


By the way - you do not have to use the tubing. In the instructions that I sent everyone they show the lighting being placed on a thin board which would be placed inside of the hood. Rich used the tubing because it better protects the lighting from the water, salt, etc.
cat23
04/08/2005, 04:23 PM
My tanks donot have a hood. I have 4 250W metal halides hanging over one and a long fixture with mh and fluorescents on the other.
LeonasAngels
04/14/2005, 05:48 PM
16 for me
LeonasAngels
04/14/2005, 11:01 PM
Kelly, Would CLear PVC or Plastic Tubing be better?
tinyreefer
04/14/2005, 11:44 PM
it shouldn't matter what you use as long as whatever you are using is clear
tinyreefer
04/15/2005, 10:04 AM
The tubing:

Length - we are pretty sure that the tubing sold at HD, Lowes, TFP only comes in 48". If this is the case it isn't hard to cut down the tubing if it is plastic and if you need longer then that then mutiple tubes would be needed. If you are using glass tubing and need it cut - have the store do this where you bought it at unless someone here has a tube cutter.
Diameter - the diameter of the tubes we have are about the size of a quarter. The size of the diameter doesn't really matter as long as it is close to the size of ours or larger.

Remember you also need something to use to cap off the ends. Just about anything can be used for this. We used the caps off of old bottles of supplements we had laying around. HD & Lowes also sell small PVC caps in their plumbing department.

I'm not sure what department the tubing might be in at HD or Lowes.