Pond lighting - Is it a science?

[Andy H]

Instead of underwater lights could you not do a few small round windows in the fibreglass with pipes that hold the lights in the dry?
If you get my thinking?

[TicToc]

Apologies for not responding sooner, if I mention Vista + hard drive + crash I think I'll cut a frustrating boring story sideways. I am now reverting to XP.

Andy, your idea/thinking is on the money and a lot more succinctly put than mine. I understand exactly what you mean and more to the point that is the concept/idea I'm working on. This allows for various lighting options (fibre et al) with them being readily accessible by hand.

Just surprised know one seems to have done it. Where are you Scott, Gazza, Bob, Dunc and the rest with the perfect piccies of something you knocked up only yesterday

Regards,
TicToc

[Andy H]

I get loads of ideas then a few years later someone invents them!!!!!
better build a decent pond first!!!!

[Davej]

Hi TT

All depends on how clear your water is !!

I have 9 low voltage LED lights in the pergola, more than enough to see the fish clearly at 6’ depth.

Underwater; loads of agro when they fail??

Regards

Dave

[TicToc]

Dave,

Yes its loads of hassle if the lights are waterside i.e. in the water. Andy's idea is to make holes through the pond wall, pre glassing which will then remain hollowed out dry holes. After the glassing, seal off pieces of glass so they are minature windows, same as the windows people put in and voilah Rodney there you have it. A little tunnel through to the pond, any type of light working at ambient can be installed to suit with easy access.

Nice one Andy when you come round?

Tickers

[Andy H]

Your water would have to be crystal clear though.
The light picks out every spec of muck floating around, as I found out taking pics underwater in what I thought was good visability!
Ended up with rubbish pictures really, even in the red sea.

[TicToc]

I've done a bit of night diving in my time and even in fresh water at night it looks like coconut juice with all the fines. Not that I've tried drinking it but the verscocity of it and all that.

The lighting in my mind, is subtle and just aimed at lighting the side of the pond walls, as opposed to Coditz search lights flashing around making the water look like its a embarrassing Jerusalem Artichoke Soup!

The lighting now on the market is very good alas so are the prices.

Tickers

[Jules]

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Jules

[Davej]

Hi TT

Underwater lighting you will not have a problem with fines unless you have a big fines problem .

When you use an underwater camera in a pond with a flash you do get bounce off any bits; this simply drives me on to improve things!! I am not there yet but will get there in the end!!

Quick pic from my humble pond this afternoon whilst feeding ;

[img]http://i197.photobucket.com/albums/aa98/dav ... CF6638.jpg[/img]

Regards

Dave

[Andy H]

yes my cheap camera has built in flash but better ones have the light out on an arm to get round the problem.

would love to see if/how someone has done little windows.......