Ideas for lighting?

[caleb96]

Hey guys, next weekend i'm going to be rebuilding and making my woma's enclosures a little different by halving the high they are and making two enclosures out of the one and I'm getting rid of my heat lights and using heat cords instead but i still want some sorta light in there so i can turn it on and still be able to light up there enclosures i was thinking LED strips but i wasn't sure if you can buy them all wired up and and ready to put in and plug in.
Just wanted to get some ideas off you guys

Cheers Caleb.

 

[Dutchy88]

I got LEDs off eBay for my enclosure 5m of the stuff came wired up with a little adaptor for 12v conversion

 

[caleb96]

Is it colours or just like a white light because i'm looking for a white light not like red and stuff?
Would you be able to send a photos to me of what it looks like?

Cheers Caleb.

 

[HarleyD]

Dude you can buy L.E.D (1 watt) strips from Bunnings with the mini ballast / ttransformer already rigged up ready to plug into the wall for $10... It's just plain warm white. but u paint over it with some cheap acrylic **** and make it glow whatever colour you like, i personally do mine with like an oxide green..but only run it for a couple hours a day usually during the end of the day and little into the night cycle so it doesnt mess with the snake's photo period too much .

 

[caleb96]

Okay cheers mate will check that out

Cheers Caleb.

 

[HarleyD]

No worries ! ..and beleive me man ive scoured lighting shops left right and centre to find other viable options and that seems to be nice and cheap and effective..

 

[caleb96]

Yeah sweet as man heading to bunnings Monday to get all my wood and stuff for enclosures so ill get some of the led lighting two i need to light up 4 cages will i have to buy 4 separate ones?

Caleb.

 

[HarleyD]

Wicked.. Yeah you'll need 4 for sure, those $10 ones are fairly small, I dunno i'd rely on them for the tanks 'staple' lighting, but depending on tank size, 1-2 little strips really do work well for giving your tank a bit if flare ...And u can also buy slightly larger strips for a couple bucks more man =)

 

[caleb96]

Yeah sweet well the tanks are only 1200x600x300 the larger strip would light it up nicely how do you attach them to the wall or roof of the enclosure i was thinking silicon?

 

[sharky]

They have a back that paper backing that peels off leaving a sticky back which sticks them to the ceiling. I like to put a few staples in mine just incase it falls. I'd hate to have it stick to the snake!

I found mine on eBay with adapters for $5.50

 

[caleb96]

Staples as in a staple gun?

 

[sharky]

Yep. I use 3-4 staples depending on the size of the strip

 

[caleb96]

Okay sweet thanks a lot.

Caleb.

 

[HarleyD]

The ones from buntings come with two little saddles u screw to whatever your mounting it too, then the strip just clips into those mate

 

[caleb96]

Okay cheers thanks for all your help guys

 

[bohdi13]

Thankyou also :lol: Same troubles caleb96 ...