Bigd2722
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Looking for a light to use for tank inspections. Don't really want to pay the $100 and up price for an "official" light. Suggestions?
Tank inspection light?
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I use the light from Deep Sea Supply and have no complaints about it. Plus, at $18 it's a good deal.
https://www.deepseasupply.com/index.php?product=1311
https://www.deepseasupply.com/index.php?product=1311
Kharon
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My LDS uses something that looks like a string of christmas lights - the kind that is white LED and inside a clear plastic tube. He threads it inside the tank and the interior is totally illuminated very brightly.
Scared Silly
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Ditto. But pick up an extra bulb because they are not protected you might break it like it did.
https://www.deepseasupply.com/index.php?product=1312
I use a mini maglight ($7) .
Peter_C
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I just grab whatever really bright LED happens to be hanging around my toolbox. My friend has a string light, but I didn't find it to be beneficial over a bright flashlight.
I have several lights, including the Deep Sea Supply light. My primary VIP light is a 15W, 'long' T6 bulb, with a candelabra base, put into a socket on a long cord, with a inline switch. The bulb is sold at Lowe's, Home Depot, etc., as a bulb for Exit signs. It is slender enough to fit into tanks with both 7/8 and 3/4 necks. Some people use a night light bulb, but that is too big to fit through the smaller neck apertures.
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