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Aquarium Hood  LED Light Conversion – 3D printable model from Thingiverse Thingiverse

Aquarium Hood LED Light Conversion

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I was having issues with my PETSMART 17-3/4"(Bulb) fluorescent light hoods in which the bulbs would burn out quickly and being there was only 1 light per hood, there wasn't enough light to sufficiently cover the plants within the aquarium. After one of the ballasts burned I gave up on the fluorescent setup and decided it was best to invest in the LED lights and parts so that I am not constantly replacing bulbs and drivers in the future. now the tank looks bright and the plants look like they are finally growing healthily.

Remove the internal components and remove the plastic parts on the sides, fins and screw collar. Leave all of the screw collars on the bottom/top of the hoods. Keep the screws and reuse them with these new pieces. Print 1 set of left and right. Use the existing 2 fluorescent sockets from each hood along with the 2 new parts purchased. The light sockets press fit into the printed parts and are held down by the reused screws. Wire up the sockets using the existing w
Source
Thingiverse
What you need to print this: Intermediate Low confidence
Single piece Hardware needed
Supports 1/3
Assembly 0/3
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Printer
FDM / FFF
File format
STL
Material
PLA
Post-processing
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Software
Cura, PrusaSlicer, or similar
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