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| Dr Lupus |
Posted - 14/08/2011 : 17:48:59
I'm thinking of lighting up Lu's viv, purely for display purposes and the more I look the more lost I seem to get lol. So my main questions are:
1) Is it going to disturb Lu (bearing in mind I'll turn the light off at night and only keep it on in the day)
2) Does a florecent tube light require a guard so he can't hurt/burn himself?
3) What type/wattage will I need to keep him as happy as possible?
Sorry for the question bombarding but like I said REALLY lost lol |
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| ravensgirl |
Posted - 14/08/2011 : 23:19:34
sounds like LEDs are the way forward :) |
| a33272 |
Posted - 14/08/2011 : 19:38:10
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Originally posted by west5680
I'd love to do it that way but would blow myself up. I'd love a blue and white strip wired into the same plug with a switch to determine which colour i have on.
thats how mine is the transformer feeds a junction box then theres switches for each colour if i put them both on i even have pink  |
| Dr Lupus |
Posted - 14/08/2011 : 19:15:04
I reckon I'll try the LED's - they look brighter than the florecent lights anyways :) (and cheaper!) |
| west5680 |
Posted - 14/08/2011 : 19:07:42
I'd love to do it that way but would blow myself up. I'd love a blue and white strip wired into the same plug with a switch to determine which colour i have on. |
| a33272 |
Posted - 14/08/2011 : 18:59:15
led's are ace, i got a 3ft an a 4ft both set up with white an red strips. i did mine differnt though as im good at electrics an have various transformers an things laid about i brought a 5metre roll of red an white strip an did it all my self. theres pics in the diy section |
| west5680 |
Posted - 14/08/2011 : 18:41:56
They'll be abso fine on their own they are totally incased in a silicone so they are waterproof too. |
| Dr Lupus |
Posted - 14/08/2011 : 18:06:09
That's brill thanks - would the strip of leds need a guard or would they be ok up there on their own? |
| west5680 |
Posted - 14/08/2011 : 17:55:26
as long as its turned off at night so he still gets a sense of day and night it would be fine.
A flourescent would need a guard as not only would it get hot but if snakey managed to wrap himself round it he could squeeze it causing it to smash.
The best thing is a strip of led lights i got a 23cm set off of e bay with an adapter. Glued it to the roof of the viv, very bright, looks great and no fear of over heating or smashing. I'll post the link to the ones i got in a min when i find it.
Edit: heres the link http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=290574470129&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT |
