DaMeatMan
Newly Enlightened
DIY Luxeon LED Moon Light.. Lot\'s of Pics
I just wanted to share my latest LED project with you guy's. For a while now i've been planning on constructing an LED moonlight to simulate natural moonlight at night when the main lights go out in the tank. I ordered two blue LuxIII emitters from the sandwich shope but what i received was actually labeled "Lux I blue" so i'm uncertain of what i actually got vs what i paid for. Anyhow i used a walwart from my old cell phone, it's rated at 4v and 350ma output. The emitters are connected in parallel and I used a variable resistor to adjust LED brightness along with a mini toggle switch to turn it on and off. The results of this project are in the many pics below, enjoy!
Close up of emitter:
Moon light on low:
Moon light on high:
Sealed electronics, adaptor jack, toggle switch, and variable resistor
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Pic of tank with flash and moonlight on:
Pic of tank in total darkness with moonlight on:
Just so u know these pictures really don't do it justice, the tank looks absolutely awesome in person and the fish actually behave differently with the night light on.. it's really cool to observe! /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif
I just wanted to share my latest LED project with you guy's. For a while now i've been planning on constructing an LED moonlight to simulate natural moonlight at night when the main lights go out in the tank. I ordered two blue LuxIII emitters from the sandwich shope but what i received was actually labeled "Lux I blue" so i'm uncertain of what i actually got vs what i paid for. Anyhow i used a walwart from my old cell phone, it's rated at 4v and 350ma output. The emitters are connected in parallel and I used a variable resistor to adjust LED brightness along with a mini toggle switch to turn it on and off. The results of this project are in the many pics below, enjoy!
Close up of emitter:
Moon light on low:
Moon light on high:
Sealed electronics, adaptor jack, toggle switch, and variable resistor
Pic of tank with flash and moonlight on:
Pic of tank in total darkness with moonlight on:
Just so u know these pictures really don't do it justice, the tank looks absolutely awesome in person and the fish actually behave differently with the night light on.. it's really cool to observe! /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif