LED Spotlight

Credit of LED bulb to Tom619 at SDReefs

Summary - Ingredient List - A LED spotlight bulb. $10~20. Here are some options: 120-lumen white bulb from dealextreme, 150-lumen white bulb from dealextreme, blue bulb from ebay. - LAGRA spotlight from Ikea. ($3.99 + tax) - E17 to E27 Converter from LEDLight. ($3.99 + SH) - Dimmer from Ikea. ($7.99 + tax) Total cost: ~$30 per moonlight setup

For this demonstration, I used the old LED spotlight originally sold by centralpointsecurity on ebay. I do not recommend this bulb, though I have yet to use the newer bulb listed above.
These particular bulbs work quite well as moonlights, though slightly lacking in terms of actinic supplementation. I doubt this would be strong enough as a supplement to T5s to add shimmer. The build quality is also questionable. Would not recommend this particular bulb. The dimmer is not recommended with use with most LED bulbs, but if you plan on using it only as a moonlight, it seems to be ok.

For a cheap way to light the bulb, you can just use a regular socket ($1-2 at your local hardware store; see below for picture), with an extension cord ($1). ($12 total cost for setup).


However, for just $10~15 more, you can have a much nicer looking spotlight moonlight. (Click on images below for online link/source.)
LAGRA spotlight from Ikea. $3.99 + tax

E17 to E27 Converter from LEDLight. $3.99 + SH

The dimmer from Ikea is an option if you have plans to use the bulb as moonlights. However, be aware that they may damage your bulb.

Dimmer from Ikea. $7.99 + tax

Assembly is pretty self-explanatory.

Here are the results:






As a moonlight, I found the dimmer essential.