Coralife Light with Moon Light
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jesses89
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ecooper,
Where did you get your lights? Im looking into buying new lights and i want some like yours.
Where did you get your lights? Im looking into buying new lights and i want some like yours.
aveda6
Member
I just started using my moonlights again after a small hiatus. The kind I purchased are regulated by a small dimmer that simulates the moon cycle. You can turn them up or down in intensity whenever you'd like or set them to automatic and each day the lighting will change to match what the moon would do. I like them, but they were kind of expensive and I probably need at least one more two-bulb set (you can add on as many lights as you'd like through daisy-chaining) to get the optimal coverage.
jim
jim
reckler
Member
Originally Posted by renogaw
but since you cannot dim or brighten your lights, you cannot mimic the lunar cycle.
If you are good with electrical you can dim a low voltage system. you need to dim it after the transformer though. you have 120v doing into the trans and 12v coming out of it to supply the LED's. if you can intersept the 12v side of the system you can put a regular dimmer on it to dim them. Not advised if you have no electrical experiance though.
Honestly there reallt is no need to dim them. If you don't want that much light you can either paint over one of the lights or put a piece of black electrical tape over one of them.
but since you cannot dim or brighten your lights, you cannot mimic the lunar cycle.
If you are good with electrical you can dim a low voltage system. you need to dim it after the transformer though. you have 120v doing into the trans and 12v coming out of it to supply the LED's. if you can intersept the 12v side of the system you can put a regular dimmer on it to dim them. Not advised if you have no electrical experiance though.
Honestly there reallt is no need to dim them. If you don't want that much light you can either paint over one of the lights or put a piece of black electrical tape over one of them.
ecooper
Member
Jesses89,
I live in San Antonio, TX and bought the CoraLife setup at an LFS. It's the system with several lights (I believe 260 watts total), the moon lights, and two cooling fans. I paid $210 for it. I like it, but the algae on my class has started to take off. I need more snails! The moonlights are so cool!
Eric
I live in San Antonio, TX and bought the CoraLife setup at an LFS. It's the system with several lights (I believe 260 watts total), the moon lights, and two cooling fans. I paid $210 for it. I like it, but the algae on my class has started to take off. I need more snails! The moonlights are so cool!
Eric