DIY $16 Moon Lights

[skinni]

Ok so when i bought my 18 gallon the other night it came with a cheesy little light lid, the florecents are ok but i wanted some moon lights. Plus as i have mentioned before i dont have anything to do and i stay bored. so i went to walmart and bought some more fake plants and then started getting creative. enjoy.

List of supplies:

2 Blue LED Night Automatic Night lights (no timer needed) $2.87 apiece
http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w239/skinnidaniel/IMAGE_00290.jpg
1 Mini powerstrip $4.44
1 Multiple outlet extension cord $2.84
1 roll double sided tap $2.57
Electrical Tape - had on hand

First i took my light hood off and sized things up... this DIY will completely depend on weather or not you have enough room in your hood to mount the night lights, and all hoods are gonna be alittle diff so this may not work out for you.

Next I splash proofed my mini power strip by wrapping it with electrical tape and plug in one of my night lights. I then wrapped some tap around the night light to make sure it didnt work its way out of the plug.
http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w239/skinnidaniel/IMAGE_00289.jpg

Next i figured out how i wanted to mount this side. On mine it ended up wedging in and i didnt have to use any tape to hold it. I took the extra wire and folded it up and used the wire tie that came with it to tie it together.

Next i moved on to the other side. I pluged in my mini power strip into my extension cord. I then added my second night light and and tapped it all up again to provide some splash proof and to add some sturdiness to it all.(careful not to cover up the little automatic light sensor on the night light)
http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w239/skinnidaniel/IMAGE_00291.jpg

This side was alittle more tricky to mount due to the mini power strip being plugged into it. the best thing about this all being under the hood is it doesnt have to be pretty. I used 4 small squares of double sided tape and i also slightly bent the metal light reflector on the hood to hold the night light in place.

Here is the finished product. I wish i could show you what it looked like with it on.... its great but it wont show up on the camera, but i guess thats the point of a moon light... just barely enough light to see in a dark room.

http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w239/skinnidaniel/IMAGE_00292.jpg

*****note if your tank does not have a full cover between the light hood and the water this is not for you!!!!!

[sandy_n]

Wow that's impressive. And cheap. Not being a DIY person I bought a strip of LED's. They really are cool to look at at night aren't they? Enjoy!

[skinni]

yup its pretty neat how things look under the water in "moon light". My 55 gallon has a nice hood with 4 LED lights built in but they arent quite bright enough... i may add some walmart night lights lol j/k

[sandy_n]

I've got one of the led nightlights from wally world in the shape of a lighthouse. Had it for over a year, way before I knew about lunar/moon lights and I thought it was pretty cool then. Didn't realize how cool a bunch of them could make a tank look. :c3:

[skinni]

here is a pic maybe you can kinda tell what it looks like

http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w239/skinnidaniel/100_1146.jpg

[Augus]

Skinni,
Picture link die, could you repost pictures. Thanks,

[angelcakes]

Skinni,
Picture link die, could you repost pictures. Thanks,
thats what i see to :ssad:

[skinni]

Ok so when i bought my 18 gallon the other night it came with a cheesy little light lid, the florecents are ok but i wanted some moon lights. Plus as i have mentioned before i dont have anything to do and i stay bored. so i went to walmart and bought some more fake plants and then started getting creative. enjoy.

List of supplies:

2 Blue LED Night Automatic Night lights (no timer needed) $2.87 apiece
http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w239/skinnidaniel/fish/IMAGE_00290.jpg
1 Mini powerstrip $4.44
1 Multiple outlet extension cord $2.84
1 roll double sided tap $2.57
Electrical Tape - had on hand

First i took my light hood off and sized things up... this DIY will completely depend on weather or not you have enough room in your hood to mount the night lights, and all hoods are gonna be alittle diff so this may not work out for you.

Next I splash proofed my mini power strip by wrapping it with electrical tape and plug in one of my night lights. I then wrapped some tap around the night light to make sure it didnt work its way out of the plug.
http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w239/skinnidaniel/fish/IMAGE_00289.jpg

Next i figured out how i wanted to mount this side. On mine it ended up wedging in and i didnt have to use any tape to hold it. I took the extra wire and folded it up and used the wire tie that came with it to tie it together.

Next i moved on to the other side. I pluged in my mini power strip into my extension cord. I then added my second night light and and tapped it all up again to provide some splash proof and to add some sturdiness to it all.(careful not to cover up the little automatic light sensor on the night light)
http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w239/skinnidaniel/fish/IMAGE_00291.jpg

This side was alittle more tricky to mount due to the mini power strip being plugged into it. the best thing about this all being under the hood is it doesnt have to be pretty. I used 4 small squares of double sided tape and i also slightly bent the metal light reflector on the hood to hold the night light in place.

Here is the finished product. I wish i could show you what it looked like with it on.... its great but it wont show up on the camera, but i guess thats the point of a moon light... just barely enough light to see in a dark room.

http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w239/skinnidaniel/fish/IMAGE_00292.jpg



*****note if your tank does not have a full cover between the light hood and the water this is not for you!!!!!

[skinni]

here is a pic maybe you can kinda tell what it looks like

http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w239/skinnidaniel/fish/100_1146.jpg

[skinni]

sorry about the dead links guys but here you go all fixed up

[luvfins]

Very cool, and simple! I will definetely have to try this, thanks!

I have one of those crystal cube things that has a fairy etched inside and it sits on top of a base with colour changing led's in it. Sometimes at night I put the base on the tanks top glass panel upside down lol. It looks especially neat when some duckweed floats by the lights and casts a shadow onto a white rock I have, it looks like clovers

[MeganL3985]

I'm gonna have to try these moonlights too. It would be nice to have them. So the fish can still go to sleep, but enough light that the cories can see their food too (since I feed them after lights out). lol

[angelcakes]

thats looking good:19: :19: :19:

[Ryuu]

Wow ima try that ty for posting it

[MeganL3985]

I made mine today, except I used the white led instead of the blue. I love it! Looks awesome. Kept the sensor uncovered, that way when the tank lights come on, led's go off.....when the tank lights go off, led's come on. Works great and looks awesome!!! :) Thanks for the post!

[skinni]

im glad it worked out for you! its such a cheap simple thing! glad i could share :)

[MeganL3985]

I think mine are too bright....my fish don't seem to be falling asleep. lol