Poor mans night lighting

[guitarest]

Looked into prices for a night light setup for 55gal and while they look very nice; its also very expensive. So I purchased a 7watt blue flor tube light and the desk lamp. I painted the lamp light shade flat black and here are the photos from today. I like it allot and since its a flor 7 watt light there is less heat than out normal 18" or 24 inch tank lights that are normally used.

I personally like it and total investment is 12.00 for the desk lamp and 7.00 for the color coated 7 watt bulb.

[bluwtr]

Good job Jocko. Way to use the ole' noggin!

[guitarest]

I knew I would put that college education to use one day...... lol

[Jessi84]

I knew I would put that college education to use one day...... lol

Hope my edge-u-k-shun turns out to work for me ...Micro teacher told me today that they're not hiring Biologist's with Bachelors degrees...What a pessimist...and I though I was negative!

Absolutely love the idea...they do sell blacklight bulbs as well though...probably gives the same effect without the paint...and they come in strip lights for around 10-20$

[bluwtr]

Come on then Jess and bust one out and take some pics and show us your glow-in-the-dark fish!!!

Don't worry about the job market. There are jobs for a BS in the biological sciences, they just don't pay crap. See, the glass IS half full-----with skimate however.

[guitarest]

I knew I would put that college education to use one day...... lol

Hope my edge-u-k-shun turns out to work for me ...Micro teacher told me today that they're not hiring Biologist's with Bachelors degrees...What a pessimist...and I though I was negative!

Absolutely love the idea...they do sell blacklight bulbs as well though...probably gives the same effect without the paint...and they come in strip lights for around 10-20$

Hey Jess that black paint was to prevent the light from filling the room and focus the light to the tank not to give the appeal of a black light. I have a blacklight bulb for the 100gal, although I have read on the internet (get that a male who uses the internet for something other than porn; lol) that a blacklight on over your fish for a extended period of time is bad for their eyes. I have a blue coated bulb in the desk lamp and with the research I have done its safer than a blacklight.