headlights?

[fishysmell]

Hey, I was driving home from the airport today when I got the idea of headlights for aquarium lighting.  It seems like a good idea; waterproof, bright, efficient, low heat, and relatively cheap.  I was wondering if anyone had thought of the same thing or if anyone knew if they did or didn't work.

thanx 4 the help

 

[riddlephil]

im a newbie in the plant department too but i think that they might be too bright.  THey also run off 12 volts instead of 110.  So you would have to get a power converted as well.

 

[fishysmell]

I was planning on the converter but do you think that 65 watt headlights would be too bright?

 

[riddlephil]

i would say ya for sure. just try to look at a headlight up close.  I dont know for sure, like i say, im new to this but i think they are too bright.  Im looking at getting a power compact kit from ah supply currently.  check them out
www.ahsupply.com

 

[Somonas]

I think they might get a bit hot, and if water splashed on them , they might break and you'd have some pretty nasty gases near your aquarium water, (halogen, neon, argon, etc. yuck)

however I have seen people use those high intensity lights  you see on those orange stands at Home Depot.. contractors use them on construction sites.  now if I can only remember who uses that.  It might be someone here, I don't remember.

 

[riddlephil]

ya!!  the topic was "alternative i found for lighting"

 

[Matt Nace]

I use them(power compact utility lights)..and they are the best light I have found. Man are my plants loving them.

Would the headlights have their high beams or low beams on?

 

[riddlephil]

hey matt, i looked for those lights up here in canada.  All i could find for utility lights was halogen.

 

[Somonas]

I wonder if there was one tank approaching another tank with hight beams on, would the approaching tank flick his off an on really quickly?

If a tank passed a police tank on the highway, would it flip it's highbeams on and off to warn other aquariums?

ok I am silly today  ;D

 

[capncrunch5177]

LOL!  ;D

If you high beam another tank who forgot to turn their lights on, would it imtimidate the mysterious gang to take your tank out as initiation?

 

[ronrca]

With all these headlight flashing, I think it would depend what fish is at the helm. For instance, a discus would be a very sensible flasher and dim his lights 3 miles from an approaching tank, would not even notice a cop car because he never breaks the law anyways and never ever leave his high beams on, actually rarely put them on unless he seeing his honey.

On the other hand, you get a tiger barb or a african cichlid, well, that spells disaster.

 

[Vyache]

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I think they might get a bit hot, and if water splashed on them , they might break and you'd have some pretty nasty gases near your aquarium water, (halogen, neon, argon, etc. yuck)[/quote]
My headlights have never broken when it begins to rain...