Advice on retrofit lighting for an Eclipse 12 System

[Stevie D]

Anyone have any ideas how to increase the lighting of the Eclipse 12 system? Ideally i'd like to add a light somehow to give the tank some even coverage, instead of the light just being in the front center of the tank. Slight modifying is fine, but i don't want have to replace the existing hood. It doesn't have to be intense light, actually i'd love to be able to put just one more of the stock bulbs in the the hood.

I really like the design of the System 12, and i have 2 of them now back to back so i'd like to upgrade the lighting in both of them.

Stevie D

[epicfish]

http://www.plantedtank.net/forums/di...ipse-12-a.html

First part of: http://fins.actwin.com/aquatic-plant.../msg00269.html

http://www.current-usa.com/smartpaq.html

[bpimm]

Here is what I did on the cheap.

http://www.gpas.org/e107_plugins/for...topic.php?6166

I think I still have the stock light & Ballast if you decide to go with a second one of those.

Brian

[epicfish]

Originally Posted by bpimm

Here is what I did on the cheap.

http://www.gpas.org/e107_plugins/for...topic.php?6166

I think I still have the stock light & Ballast if you decide to go with a second one of those.

Brian

That's a pretty awesome setup there!

[bpimm]

Originally Posted by epicfish

That's a pretty awesome setup there!

Thanks.

[SpeedEuphoria]

Originally Posted by bpimm

Here is what I did on the cheap.

http://www.gpas.org/e107_plugins/for...topic.php?6166

I think I still have the stock light & Ballast if you decide to go with a second one of those.

Brian

quick question, so the shoplight ballast will light the 18" bulb no problems? I thought it would not light a small bulb or is your in series? Have you tested te wattage to make sure or just a guess?

Nice work!

[bpimm]

Originally Posted by SpeedEuphoria

quick question, so the shoplight ballast will light the 18" bulb no problems? I thought it would not light a small bulb or is your in series? Have you tested te wattage to make sure or just a guess?

Nice work!

Thanks,

Yes they will drive the short bulbs, I have both outputs of each ballast going to one bulb. Ballast's for a longer bulb should drive a shorter bulb but not the other way, the longer the bulb the higher the inital voltage needed to light it.

The wattage is not measured it's a educated guess. My Brother and I have measured several other combination's and the guess is drawn from that data.