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    Safely covering a light

    Just installed some new moonlights for nighttime viewing in a couple of my BP cages. They're producing a bit more light than I'd like, so I was hoping to cover part of them.

    For a fish tank or something, I'd just use some black electrical tape, but since these are BP enclosures, tape is a no-no.

    Any ideas on what I should use?

    Was thinking paint of some kind, but don't know what would be thick enough to block light while still being non-toxic and resistant to humidity/moisture.

    Don't think a dimmer is an option for these types of LEDs, and not sure that would give me the desired effect anyway.

    As always, thanks!

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    Re: Safely covering a light

    Not to bump but it's too late to edit and I had a thought:

    Black nail polish? Obviously it smells toxic but I think it'd be fine after it dried, no?

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    Re: Safely covering a light

    Acrylic paint is fine if you give it about 3 days to cure out.

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    Re: Safely covering a light

    Quote Originally Posted by Morris Reese View Post
    Acrylic paint is fine if you give it about 3 days to cure out.
    Hmm.. Not sure that'd be an option as the lights are already screwed into the cages. Anything else where I wouldn't have to remove them?

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    Re: Safely covering a light

    I don't know of anything I would use and leave a snake it there.

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    Re: Safely covering a light

    Anybody else got any ideas?

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