Light Spill from Inside A Fish Tank Cabinet
 

Hi all,

Ive got a fish tank cabinet that has 2 doors on it. The cabinet itself
contains a sump tank that is lit at certain times of the day and night.
However, even though the doors are a reasonably good fit, there is some
light spill around the edges of the doors when they are closed that i
would like to get rid of as it is annoying at night. I thought of maybe
using draught extractor strips on the doors cut to size to try to keep
the light spilling out, but was looking for other ideas on materials i
could use and where to get them. Maybe some kind of foam strips or
something.

Cheers

Mark

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"Mark Trueman" says...
Hi all,

Ive got a fish tank cabinet that has 2 doors on it. The cabinet itself
contains a sump tank that is lit at certain times of the day and night.
However, even though the doors are a reasonably good fit, there is some
light spill around the edges of the doors when they are closed that i
would like to get rid of as it is annoying at night. I thought of maybe
using draught extractor strips on the doors cut to size to try to keep
the light spilling out, but was looking for other ideas on materials i
could use and where to get them. Maybe some kind of foam strips or
something.

Something like this?

http://tinyurl.com/5gyto

http://www.firstcall-
photographic.co.uk/pp/Darkroom_Equipment/Ventilation_And_Blackout/Fir
stcall_Black-Out_Door_Foam.html

"Mark Trueman" wrote in message
oups.com...
Hi all,

Ive got a fish tank cabinet that has 2 doors on it. The cabinet itself
contains a sump tank that is lit at certain times of the day and night.
However, even though the doors are a reasonably good fit, there is some
light spill around the edges of the doors when they are closed that i
would like to get rid of as it is annoying at night. I thought of maybe
using draught extractor strips on the doors cut to size to try to keep
the light spilling out, but was looking for other ideas on materials i
could use and where to get them. Maybe some kind of foam strips or
something.

Cheers

Mark


Why do you need to light the sump at night?

Alan wrote:
"Mark Trueman" wrote...
Ive got a fish tank cabinet that has 2 doors on it. The cabinet itself
contains a sump tank that is lit at certain times of the day and night.
However, even though the doors are a reasonably good fit, there is some
light spill around the edges of the doors when they are closed that i
would like to get rid of as it is annoying at night. I thought of maybe
using draught extractor strips on the doors cut to size to try to keep
the light spilling out, but was looking for other ideas on materials i
could use and where to get them. Maybe some kind of foam strips or
something.

Why do you need to light the sump at night?

Why not just use those brown rubber strips available from DIY outlets,
as the OP said, for draughtproofing?

Because its reverse lit and houses macro algae, which keeps the ph
stable overnight.