Lighting under stand

DrBoxedWine · 09/19/2014, 04:46 PM

Hi everyone,

I'm looking to get some lights underneath my stand so i can see better what's going on when i'm working under it (using a headlamp works, but it's not the best solution, I feel). I've thought of using a rope light, but i'm wondering if anyone out there has any suggestions that they use? I'm looking to do this on the relatively cheap...

bobbyc366 · 09/19/2014, 05:12 PM

Led light from aqua traders. Works great and low profile,

DrBoxedWine · 09/19/2014, 05:16 PM

You use a normal aquarium light?

DrBoxedWine · 09/19/2014, 05:17 PM

I guess in my mind I was thinking more a home Depot sorta solution if that makes sense. I appreciate the input tho

drew2007 · 09/19/2014, 05:40 PM

Home Depot has some low profile led strips.

toomany · 09/19/2014, 10:26 PM

I put a set of under cabinet lights in my stand. Super bright for the little space they take up.

Vinny Kreyling · 09/20/2014, 12:40 PM

Son bought 4 strips@ HD.
About 10-12 ft long each, just plug & play.
Looked for you in Denver Dr. but the ones taller than me were not you.

NTP66 · 09/20/2014, 12:43 PM

I bought an LED strip on Amazon and wrapped it around the top of the stand. It was inexpensive, provides a ton of light, and takes up little to no space at all.

This picture doesn't do the light the strip produces justice - it is very bright. Oh, and ignore the fish poo.

[IMG]http://i60.*******.com/20prlt2.jpg[/IMG]

Gino555 · 09/20/2014, 05:26 PM

Check something like this one , or look under LED panel .
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00HU08RRG?psc=1

supra400hptt · 09/21/2014, 12:53 AM

I got this one. I like the touch switch and it's bright enough under my 120g.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...?ie=UTF8&psc=1

d2mini · 09/21/2014, 08:40 AM

Tons of affordable options at Home Depot or Lowes that will plug into a free outlet.
Just go browse.

murdock84 · 09/22/2014, 09:29 PM

I like the idea of the LED rope lights.

billbunton · 09/23/2014, 04:58 AM

I bought a set of LED under-cabinet pucks from Lowe's. As d2mini says, there are a lot of options.

tanksfishtank · 09/23/2014, 05:18 AM

Buy a cheap HD light! $5

myram · 09/24/2014, 07:14 AM

I use motion activated LED pucks that I got on Ebay, they are battery powered and only come on when motion is detected under the tank......like $7 each

Fishy 1 · 09/24/2014, 07:26 AM

^^^great idea, I'm definitely going to try those

wcharon · 09/24/2014, 07:29 AM

I also bought 2 bar motion leds that use 3 AA batteries in Home Depot. You can also adjust the sensor trigger.

usmc121581 · 09/24/2014, 07:30 AM

I came accross some of those xmas rope lights that were on clearence last year for $5. Works great.

NTP66 · 09/24/2014, 07:37 AM

I meant to include this in my original post:

I used the same parts for the under-cabinet lighting in my kitchen, and it looks great. They make switches for this, too. I didn't want anything that required batteries.

supertony · 09/24/2014, 10:34 AM

I a motion activated, battery operated light in mine. Burned through batteries like crazy. I use an under cabinet led strip light I picked up at costco. Has motion sensor, but I don't use it. Switch on and off. And doesn't take up an outlet.

09/19/2014, 04:46 PM	#1
DrBoxedWine Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Denver, CO Posts: 899	Lighting under stand Hi everyone, I'm looking to get some lights underneath my stand so i can see better what's going on when i'm working under it (using a headlamp works, but it's not the best solution, I feel). I've thought of using a rope light, but i'm wondering if anyone out there has any suggestions that they use? I'm looking to do this on the relatively cheap...

09/19/2014, 05:12 PM	#2
bobbyc366 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Oshkosh WI Posts: 86	Led light from aqua traders. Works great and low profile, __________________ Bob, Current Tank Info: 180 mixed reef, 75 fuge, 75 sump, 32 inch lifereef skimmer, 3 Radion G2 lights, 2 Mp 40's

09/19/2014, 05:40 PM	#5
drew2007 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Long Island, NY Posts: 976	Home Depot has some low profile led strips. __________________ 110g rimless, Elite Aquatics sump, JNS ConeS Co2, ATI Sunpower, Vortech, Digital Aquatics RKE

09/20/2014, 12:43 PM	#8
NTP66 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: PA Posts: 975	I bought an LED strip on Amazon and wrapped it around the top of the stand. It was inexpensive, provides a ton of light, and takes up little to no space at all. This picture doesn't do the light the strip produces justice - it is very bright. Oh, and ignore the fish poo. [IMG]http://i60.*******.com/20prlt2.jpg[/IMG] __________________ Nick Current Tank Info: 90g FOWLR, Reef Octopus NWB-150 skimmer, MP40wES x2, Eheim 1260 return, BuildMyLED 20,000k XB LEDs, Apex Jr.

09/21/2014, 08:40 AM	#11
d2mini Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 10,344	Tons of affordable options at Home Depot or Lowes that will plug into a free outlet. Just go browse. __________________ -dennis Elos Diamond 120xl \| Elos Stand \| Radion G4 Pros \| GHL Profilux Controller \| LifeReef Skimmer \| LifeReef Sump Photos taken with a Nikon D750 or Leica M.

09/19/2014, 05:16 PM	#3
DrBoxedWine Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Denver, CO Posts: 899	You use a normal aquarium light?

09/19/2014, 05:17 PM	#4
DrBoxedWine Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Denver, CO Posts: 899	I guess in my mind I was thinking more a home Depot sorta solution if that makes sense. I appreciate the input tho

09/19/2014, 10:26 PM	#6
toomany Registered Member Join Date: May 2014 Posts: 84	I put a set of under cabinet lights in my stand. Super bright for the little space they take up.

09/20/2014, 12:40 PM	#7
Vinny Kreyling Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Miller Place, NY Posts: 7,206	Son bought 4 strips@ HD. About 10-12 ft long each, just plug & play. Looked for you in Denver Dr. but the ones taller than me were not you.

09/20/2014, 05:26 PM	#9
Gino555 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Brooklyn, NY Posts: 99	Check something like this one , or look under LED panel . http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00HU08RRG?psc=1

09/21/2014, 12:53 AM	#10
supra400hptt Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Posts: 295	I got this one. I like the touch switch and it's bright enough under my 120g. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...?ie=UTF8&psc=1

09/22/2014, 09:29 PM	#12
murdock84 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: Elizabethtown, PA Posts: 286	I like the idea of the LED rope lights.

09/23/2014, 04:58 AM	#13
billbunton Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Alamogordo, NM Posts: 77	I bought a set of LED under-cabinet pucks from Lowe's. As d2mini says, there are a lot of options.

09/23/2014, 05:18 AM	#14
tanksfishtank Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Bettendorf, IA Posts: 335	Buy a cheap HD light! $5

09/24/2014, 07:14 AM	#15
myram #347, 19 years Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: Biddeford, ME Posts: 1,714	I use motion activated LED pucks that I got on Ebay, they are battery powered and only come on when motion is detected under the tank......like $7 each

09/24/2014, 07:26 AM	#16
Fishy 1 The Reefer From Downunder Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: Western Australia Posts: 2,256	^^^great idea, I'm definitely going to try those __________________ Rory "The day that I stop learning will be the day that I die" Current Tank Info: Newly Born Regency 220 "The Impulse Reef"

09/24/2014, 07:29 AM	#17
wcharon Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Puerto Rico Posts: 838	I also bought 2 bar motion leds that use 3 AA batteries in Home Depot. You can also adjust the sensor trigger. __________________ 125 Gal. Reef Tank, Skimmer SRO-1000SSS (Old), Aquamaxx EM-200, Chiller Artica 1/4, BRS GFO/Carbon Reactor, Sunpower 6x80 Watt., Actinic ReefBrites, 2 Jebao RW-15, 3/4 Sea Swirl, HY-5000 Return Pump, Current Tank Info: 125 Gal. Reef, Chiller 1/4, Skimmer SRO SSS-1000 (Old), Aquamaxx EM-200, Aqua C UV, Actinic ReefBrites, Kore 5th. Doser, APEX Full

09/24/2014, 07:30 AM	#18
usmc121581 Where am I? Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Abingdon, maryland Posts: 1,671 Blog Entries: 1	I came accross some of those xmas rope lights that were on clearence last year for $5. Works great. __________________ I prefer not to think before I speak, I like to be just as surprised as everyone else by what comes out of my mouth. Current Tank Info: I have a 180 gal mostly LPS corals, it contains 1 Val. Tang, 1 yellow striped clown fish, 3 percula clownfish, a blood shrimp, cleaner shrimp and a sand shifting goby, 5 pajama cardinals, 1 green chromis. Also a 75 gal. sump/fug.

09/24/2014, 07:37 AM	#19
NTP66 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: PA Posts: 975	I meant to include this in my original post: HitLights LED strip (SMD 3528, Cool White) goLEDgo 8mm LED PCB DC plug Connector Hitlights 110VAC to 12VDC 24W LED Power Adapter Transformer I used the same parts for the under-cabinet lighting in my kitchen, and it looks great. They make switches for this, too. I didn't want anything that required batteries. __________________ Nick Current Tank Info: 90g FOWLR, Reef Octopus NWB-150 skimmer, MP40wES x2, Eheim 1260 return, BuildMyLED 20,000k XB LEDs, Apex Jr.

09/24/2014, 10:34 AM	#20
supertony Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2014 Posts: 51	I a motion activated, battery operated light in mine. Burned through batteries like crazy. I use an under cabinet led strip light I picked up at costco. Has motion sensor, but I don't use it. Switch on and off. And doesn't take up an outlet.