viv lighting - IKEA?

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hey folks quick question about how you light your vivariums. Not talking about uv lighting talking about visual lighting for my benefit so i can see the occupants better.

Was having a walk round Ikea the other day and saw these

IKEA | Integrated lighting | Bookcases integrated lighting | LACK | Spotlight

what do you think? trying to light a 36"x18"x21" viv, since they are LED's they dont give off any heat so zero risk of burning the snake. Priced at £25 so if you can think of a cheaper way of doing it then give me a shout.

M

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Also these IKEA | Integrated lighting | Bookcases integrated lighting | DIODER | Multi-use lighting which offer a variety of lighting colours, blue, green, red, white etc, and these IKEA | Integrated lighting | Bookcases integrated lighting | DIODER | Lighting strip same colours but in a strip. Both are £50 in colour and £40 in white only.

Again all feedback welcome. Also what do you use to light your vivs?

M

[Meko]

these are a lot cheaper..

Wide 24 Blue LED Aquarium Fish Tank Beam Bar Moonlight on eBay (end time 12-Nov-09 04:44:46 GMT)

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wow thanks meko, have you used them before? how do they look when in the viv?

M

[Meko]

Not those exact ones, but these are blue LED's i put in a leo viv with a fake rock wall.

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hmm thanks for that meko, not sure i like the blue led's tho (no offence ) bit cold looking if tht makes sense. will take a look and see if they do white lights. Thinking of putting them along the front edge hidden behind the top "lip" of the viv. Do you find that the strips give off enough light?

M

[Meko]

you can get white ones, although the blue ones are better for night time viewing.

[serpentsupplies]

also if you have a lot of vivs you could use the christmas rope light led things.

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What makes the blue light better for night time viewing?

[shiprat]

i believe leo's can not 'see' red or blue spectrum, so act as usual under those coloured lights.

could be wrong, if so someone will correct me.