Ok, so I decided i needed a "night light" for my tank to see if my aro will stop causing tidal waves at night. I was about to buy a LED light strip online when I realized i could use some LED christmas lights. i didnt want to mess with my expensive T5HO fixture, so i used a spare light to make a LED hood. so here's what i did:
- get a spare cheapo aquarium light hood and gut it completely, all you need is the shell. the one is used is a 36" hood
- screw in a piece of wood on the inside of the hood. i used a 2x2 strip. this is where you will attach the LEDs
- paint the inside of the hood white. i did this to help reflect as much light as possible
- attach the LEDs using coaxial staples. I used a 60 LED christmas light string. i only had a few LEDs left over after attaching them side-by-side
thats it! i dont have any installed pics as i painted the outside of the hood black and its drying right now. im using it on my 210g 7x2x2. it only provided a little bit of light in the middle but thats what i wanted. i just wanted a night light to create a little bit of light in the tank so my aro doesnt freak out.
so, what do you guys think?
- get a spare cheapo aquarium light hood and gut it completely, all you need is the shell. the one is used is a 36" hood
- screw in a piece of wood on the inside of the hood. i used a 2x2 strip. this is where you will attach the LEDs
- paint the inside of the hood white. i did this to help reflect as much light as possible
- attach the LEDs using coaxial staples. I used a 60 LED christmas light string. i only had a few LEDs left over after attaching them side-by-side
thats it! i dont have any installed pics as i painted the outside of the hood black and its drying right now. im using it on my 210g 7x2x2. it only provided a little bit of light in the middle but thats what i wanted. i just wanted a night light to create a little bit of light in the tank so my aro doesnt freak out.
so, what do you guys think?
