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.
Poor mans night lighting
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Good job Jocko. Way to use the ole' noggin!
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I knew I would put that college education to use one day...... lol
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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!guitarest wrote:I knew I would put that college education to use one day...... lol
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$
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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.
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.
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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.Jessi84 wrote: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!guitarest wrote:I knew I would put that college education to use one day...... lol
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$