looking for Moonlight parts

aaron · 03-06-2004, 11:40 AM

I was thinking of making up a couple of LED moonlights after reading about them in Reef Central DIY pages. Does anyone know where to pick up the electrical components? and perhaps get a little bit of wiring advice? In my experience the people in Radio shack dont know much more than how to sell you a cell phone. Does anyone know of a helpful / knowledgeable RS store or some place similar?

House of Laughter · 03-07-2004, 12:20 AM

Aaron,

Someone on this board not too long ago did their own lights - not sure if they bought them or built them - try searching for Moonlights or LEDs and see what that brings - I would offer to help as I do many DIY things for my tank - unfortunately, electricity and I don't get along

I'll keep my eyes open and if I see anything I'll let you know - also, did you see if anyone on ebay was selling them?

House

FRY · 03-07-2004, 12:46 AM

i did my own moonlight made a strip 36 inches long,cut 3 pieces of plexeglass 3/4 x 36 glue them to make a U ,mounted leds inside of U did wiring on top ,what info u need.let me see if i can show a picthure

FRY · 03-07-2004, 12:46 AM

i did my own moonlight made a strip 36 inches long,cut 3 pieces of plexeglass 3/4 x 36 glue them to make a U ,mounted leds inside of U did wiring on top ,what info u need.let me see if i can show a picthure

aaron · 03-07-2004, 10:15 AM

I think I'm fairly clear on the construction side, my biggest problem is just finding a place to buy the parts - resistors etc. My local Radio shack is full of morons who dont know anything about electronics and while they have the dislay drawers to put all the electical components they are all empty.

[JWS]wasabi · 03-09-2004, 02:37 PM

I actually went to ikea 2 weeks ago to get stuff for my house, they have this LED light fixture for 12$ that is basically 10 blue/white leds that are all wired up already. Its supposed to be a hanging light type thing, but I threw out the metal frame your supposed to hang it on and stapled it into my canopy with a dimmer switch.. totally works for me. It provides a nice diffuse glow and cant be beat for the price. I will try to figure out what the name of it is from my recipt, I didnt see it on their site...
BlarFunKwaqul or OopaJig something... I hate Ikea names.

lazyreefer · 03-09-2004, 03:34 PM

i think you can get all the stuff you need on ebay. look under LED lights. they are popular for the car application... if you decide to get some wanna split? i think rebels23 made some some time ago not too sure.

Rebels23 · 03-09-2004, 04:52 PM

Hey Aaron,

Do a search on EBAY for LEDs. There is a guy that sells them in lots of 50s and 100s for dirt cheap (the ultra bright ones). They are pretty easy to wire up. I went to radio shack, and bought some resistors and wires and wired up a test proto-type one.

They are relatively easy to wire up. After I set up my tank with my ca reactor, I am going to try to do a refugium light with close to 100 white LEDs (you will need a hefty transformer for that many). Just remember Ohm's Law, V(Voltage) = I(Current) X R(Resistance). Wasabi had a great suggestion also with Ikea. If it is cheap enough and does the job, why not??
HTH

Rebels23

aaron · 03-10-2004, 09:13 PM

I think i am heading out to ikea some time soon so if you can come up with the name of those LED lights i'd really apreciate it.
Cheers

Pedro · 03-10-2004, 11:26 PM

I went to home depot and picked up one of those temporary light sockets, the rubber ones. I cut a hole in the canopy and glued it in place. The just connect a cord to it and a timer. I use 7watt blue bulbs. Works great for me, i like it. Very cheap too.

03-07-2004, 12:20 AM	#2
House of Laughter www.saltwatercritters.com Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Ossining, NY Posts: 10,287 Reefer Ratings: (124) Friends: (36)	Aaron, Someone on this board not too long ago did their own lights - not sure if they bought them or built them - try searching for Moonlights or LEDs and see what that brings - I would offer to help as I do many DIY things for my tank - unfortunately, electricity and I don't get along I'll keep my eyes open and if I see anything I'll let you know - also, did you see if anyone on ebay was selling them? House __________________ House of Fish (914) 424-0366 www.saltwatercritters.com Serving all your saltwater critter and reef needs

03-09-2004, 02:37 PM	#6
[JWS]wasabi Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: WillieB Posts: 214 Reefer Ratings: (0) Friends: (0)	I actually went to ikea 2 weeks ago to get stuff for my house, they have this LED light fixture for 12$ that is basically 10 blue/white leds that are all wired up already. Its supposed to be a hanging light type thing, but I threw out the metal frame your supposed to hang it on and stapled it into my canopy with a dimmer switch.. totally works for me. It provides a nice diffuse glow and cant be beat for the price. I will try to figure out what the name of it is from my recipt, I didnt see it on their site... BlarFunKwaqul or OopaJig something... I hate Ikea names. __________________ - wasabi 72Bow Reef / 30L fuge - 2x250MH 20k + 4x48" T12 50/50

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03-06-2004, 11:40 AM	#1
aaron Australian Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Sydney Posts: 1,026 Reefer Ratings: (16) Friends: (0)	I was thinking of making up a couple of LED moonlights after reading about them in Reef Central DIY pages. Does anyone know where to pick up the electrical components? and perhaps get a little bit of wiring advice? In my experience the people in Radio shack dont know much more than how to sell you a cell phone. Does anyone know of a helpful / knowledgeable RS store or some place similar?

03-07-2004, 12:46 AM	#3
FRY Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: greenpoint brooklyn Posts: 1,275 Reefer Ratings: (19) Friends: (0)	i did my own moonlight made a strip 36 inches long,cut 3 pieces of plexeglass 3/4 x 36 glue them to make a U ,mounted leds inside of U did wiring on top ,what info u need.let me see if i can show a picthure

03-07-2004, 10:15 AM	#5
aaron Australian Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Sydney Posts: 1,026 Reefer Ratings: (16) Friends: (0)	I think I'm fairly clear on the construction side, my biggest problem is just finding a place to buy the parts - resistors etc. My local Radio shack is full of morons who dont know anything about electronics and while they have the dislay drawers to put all the electical components they are all empty.

03-09-2004, 03:34 PM	#7
lazyreefer Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Flushing, Queens Posts: 660 Reefer Ratings: (31) Friends: (0)	i think you can get all the stuff you need on ebay. look under LED lights. they are popular for the car application... if you decide to get some wanna split? i think rebels23 made some some time ago not too sure.

03-09-2004, 04:52 PM	#8
Rebels23 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Queens / NYC Posts: 444 Reefer Ratings: (0) Friends: (0)	Hey Aaron, Do a search on EBAY for LEDs. There is a guy that sells them in lots of 50s and 100s for dirt cheap (the ultra bright ones). They are pretty easy to wire up. I went to radio shack, and bought some resistors and wires and wired up a test proto-type one. They are relatively easy to wire up. After I set up my tank with my ca reactor, I am going to try to do a refugium light with close to 100 white LEDs (you will need a hefty transformer for that many). Just remember Ohm's Law, V(Voltage) = I(Current) X R(Resistance). Wasabi had a great suggestion also with Ikea. If it is cheap enough and does the job, why not?? HTH Rebels23

03-10-2004, 09:13 PM	#9
aaron Australian Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Sydney Posts: 1,026 Reefer Ratings: (16) Friends: (0)	I think i am heading out to ikea some time soon so if you can come up with the name of those LED lights i'd really apreciate it. Cheers

03-10-2004, 11:26 PM	#10
Pedro Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Queens Posts: 1,971 Reefer Ratings: (21) Friends: (0)	I went to home depot and picked up one of those temporary light sockets, the rubber ones. I cut a hole in the canopy and glued it in place. The just connect a cord to it and a timer. I use 7watt blue bulbs. Works great for me, i like it. Very cheap too.