by Jim D

I have been searching for suitable moonlights for my reef for quite a while, well the search is over. Jamie got me revved up last week with some moonlights that were available through Singapore Reef Club and these were the same ones that I had been thinking of importing from Premium Aquatics in the U.S. I was a bit hesitant as seeing the pictures of them over a few overseas reefers tanks they looked a bit bright for my needs.

I went to Repco on the weekend and they had these lights on there racks.

Neon light sticks used on cars.

They looked Ok, they were small and very cheap at $10.00 each and best of all they said "Blue Neon" on the front!

They are actually slightly smaller and noticably thinner than a pencil as shown in this image.

Neon light stick next to pencil to show size.

I made some small reflectors out of some 1" PVC pipe and glued the lights into them.

Neon light stick glued into PVC piping reflector.

The lights out of the package come wired with a car cigarette lighter plug, I cut this off and wired the lights into this transformer that can be picked up from Dick Smith Electronics for around $10.00 - $15.00.

Neon light stick power supply.

OK the end result ?.......I'm literally staggered, they LOOK that GOOD on my tank, they are so small and the light they put out is absolutely awesome and there is even ripple effects.

Unfortunately my camera wont take a picture of them at night. The last couple of nights Jenny and I have looked into the tank for over an hour watching the CBS pair, pistol shrimps, crabs, bristle worms, bristle stars etc. going about there business totally unaware that we were viewing them.

For the small cost and ease of setting these lights up as moonlights, if your at all interested in having moonlights over your reef and opening up a whole new aspect of your reef, I cannot urge you enough to give these a go.

Neon light stick installed above the tank.

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