Ok, I ordered some acrylic, blue traslucent 2051 1/8". Also got some white translucent, that i MIGHT use on the back wall behind the tank to diffuse more light (or could not use it, and the high-contrast spongey blue wall paint might make my tank look almost like a painting, could be neat have to see it first).
Also got 2 of these LED lightboards:
LuxStrip 1W LED Light Engine
270 lumens, and I will have 2 of these. hoping it looks nice and bright. I might mount it at a slight angle towards the tank to get the hotspot look I am going for, but I think it will work.
It's dimmable 0-100%, so naturally I want to put it on a timer and have it coincide with the actinics, to try and blend in their popping, which I think would be really nice.
It requires a 5k ohm potentiometer to dim.
Has anybody heard of a way to put a potentiometer on a timer? Or is this question so obscure that it deserves its own thread? Or is it really obvious and im late for the game as usual?
Thanks!
Ryan