Ryan's Fluval Edge...

**yikesjason** · 11-03-2009, 05:36 AM

If you can get to a WalMart, the bulb I linked to is a screw in bulb and you can use the same socket you already have.

volatile · 11-03-2009, 01:07 PM

Looking forward to seeing your results with the Walmart bulb dkbmxr18! If this works out well, I can see a lot more people buying one of these things.

dkbmxr18 · 11-03-2009, 04:21 PM

There is a Walmart right down the street. I'm going to pick one of those up today. I got one more light timer while I was at home depot yesterday since they were on sale for $3. Depending how bright this 10w is I might have it come on for a half hour before the LED's and stay on a half hour after the LED's because they are pretty dang bright. Maybe even have it take a nap in the middle of the day to fight algae? We'll see. I'll be posting results on here. Gosh I really with I started my own thread/journal instead of taking over the Ryan's fluval edge thread.

voodooaria · 11-03-2009, 05:29 PM

Hey, I have been researching this tank for either freshwater or a reef tank. The lighting that I was going to go with is this in the cool, wide lens. This gives a really nice crisp color and no spot light effect. Just my .02 incase anyone else was looking for them!

**yikesjason** · 11-03-2009, 05:43 PM

will that bulb work in with the transformer in the edge?

volatile · 11-03-2009, 06:00 PM

Pretty sure that LEDwaves.com bulb just plugs into the included socket in the Edge. I googled a few days ago and saw some people who used the Edge as a reef tank and did the same thing with their Edge lighting.

dkbmxr18 good idea, maybe you can have one of the ops move your comments and the responses to your own thread so we can keep yours and Ryan's separate?

**yikesjason** · 11-03-2009, 06:07 PM

I was wondering because this was in the notes.

# If you have electronic transformers that are designed for halogen bulbs, most likely they will not work with this LED light bulb.
# This bulb is compatible with 12 Volt magnetic transformers.

cale262 · 11-03-2009, 08:08 PM

I started a new thread for sharing Edge info as not to further hijack Ryans thread...

The Official Edge thread - sharing of info, ideas and pictures...

voodooaria · 11-03-2009, 08:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by yikesjason

will that bulb work in with the transformer in the edge?

You should just be able to swap out the standard bulbs with the LED and be good to go.

dkbmxr18 · 11-03-2009, 08:35 PM

Home on my lunch break. The Walmart 10w bulb is going to be perfect for this setup. I'm going to do some grinding on the base when I go back to work so it has a flat spot that will make it easier to mount to the stock light bar. The bulb is pretty dang bright and compliments the LED's really well. I'll be posting in the new EDGE forum for now on. Thanks for all the help everyone! I'll post pictures of the finishing touches tonight.

chaaban · 11-03-2009, 08:44 PM

Very nice addition to the LED's, now will someone assure me that those lights together will be sufficient enough for the UG, HC, and dwarf hair grass? Just so I know for sure before ordering them.

Thanks

P.S...i dont mind post away!

volatile · 11-03-2009, 09:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by yikesjason

I was wondering because this was in the notes.

# If you have electronic transformers that are designed for halogen bulbs, most likely they will not work with this LED light bulb.
# This bulb is compatible with 12 Volt magnetic transformers.

The SW reef tank thread mentioned this as well but they just plugged in those bulbs and they worked.

It was in one of these two threads. 1 2

chaaban · 11-03-2009, 10:29 PM

Thanks for the links, I quickly scanned thru these threads and could not find a picture of the lights installed, I would like to see if the lights will cover the entire tank and not have that "projection" look..

**Dollface** · 11-03-2009, 11:19 PM

It they're only in that top cover, the light spread probably won't cover the entire tank. depending on the LEDS, most have a very small veiwing angle so the light is very focused, giving that spotlight effect.

The more I see these tanks, the more I want one, so cool.

mywasteoftime · 11-03-2009, 11:57 PM

Thanks for this great thread. Was googling the Edge tank and found this site. Now I'm starting my checklist for a tank after 15 yrs away from the hobby. Looking fwd to more tips and tricks.
Cheers

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11-03-2009, 01:07 PM	#47 (permalink)
volatile Planted Tank Obsessed (View User Tanks) PTrader: (18/100%) Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 363	Looking forward to seeing your results with the Walmart bulb dkbmxr18! If this works out well, I can see a lot more people buying one of these things.

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dkbmxr18 Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Rocklin, Ca Posts: 36	There is a Walmart right down the street. I'm going to pick one of those up today. I got one more light timer while I was at home depot yesterday since they were on sale for $3. Depending how bright this 10w is I might have it come on for a half hour before the LED's and stay on a half hour after the LED's because they are pretty dang bright. Maybe even have it take a nap in the middle of the day to fight algae? We'll see. I'll be posting results on here. Gosh I really with I started my own thread/journal instead of taking over the Ryan's fluval edge thread.

11-03-2009, 05:29 PM	#49 (permalink)
voodooaria Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Morris, IL Posts: 10	Hey, I have been researching this tank for either freshwater or a reef tank. The lighting that I was going to go with is this in the cool, wide lens. This gives a really nice crisp color and no spot light effect. Just my .02 incase anyone else was looking for them!

11-03-2009, 06:00 PM	#51 (permalink)
volatile Planted Tank Obsessed (View User Tanks) PTrader: (18/100%) Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 363	Pretty sure that LEDwaves.com bulb just plugs into the included socket in the Edge. I googled a few days ago and saw some people who used the Edge as a reef tank and did the same thing with their Edge lighting. dkbmxr18 good idea, maybe you can have one of the ops move your comments and the responses to your own thread so we can keep yours and Ryan's separate?

11-03-2009, 08:08 PM	#53 (permalink)
cale262 Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Beaumont, Alberta Canada Posts: 19	I started a new thread for sharing Edge info as not to further hijack Ryans thread... The Official Edge thread - sharing of info, ideas and pictures...

11-03-2009, 08:35 PM	#55 (permalink)
dkbmxr18 Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Rocklin, Ca Posts: 36	Home on my lunch break. The Walmart 10w bulb is going to be perfect for this setup. I'm going to do some grinding on the base when I go back to work so it has a flat spot that will make it easier to mount to the stock light bar. The bulb is pretty dang bright and compliments the LED's really well. I'll be posting in the new EDGE forum for now on. Thanks for all the help everyone! I'll post pictures of the finishing touches tonight.

11-03-2009, 08:44 PM	#56 (permalink)
chaaban Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (1/100%) Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Canada, windsor Posts: 53	Very nice addition to the LED's, now will someone assure me that those lights together will be sufficient enough for the UG, HC, and dwarf hair grass? Just so I know for sure before ordering them. Thanks P.S...i dont mind post away!

11-03-2009, 10:29 PM	#58 (permalink)
chaaban Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (1/100%) Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Canada, windsor Posts: 53	Thanks for the links, I quickly scanned thru these threads and could not find a picture of the lights installed, I would like to see if the lights will cover the entire tank and not have that "projection" look..

11-03-2009, 11:57 PM	#60 (permalink)
mywasteoftime Newbie (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Toronto, CA Posts: 2	Thanks for this great thread. Was googling the Edge tank and found this site. Now I'm starting my checklist for a tank after 15 yrs away from the hobby. Looking fwd to more tips and tricks. Cheers

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