Moon Cycle Controller | Aquarium Moonlight Lunar Cycle Controller

Many aquatic creatures are intimately bound to the natural lunar cycle. The yearly mass spawning on the Great Barrier Reef, for example, coincides with full moon. A simulated lunar cycle can have a positive influence on captive fish and corals as well. By using out Moon Contoller or Moon Computer on your aquarium, you create a natural lunar cycle effect that closely simulates the real moon.

Moontube Systems
MC3 - Moon Controller System $ 59.00
Moon Controller System with single Moontube Moonlight and power supply. Offers manual dimming and simple lunar cycle control.
Extra Moontubes and Other Options
MTE - Moontube Extension $ 20.00
Single Moontube Moonlight without a power supply. For expanding existing Moontube Systems.
MEU - European plug adapter $ 3.00
Euro Plug adapter
Moontube Moonlights and Moonlighting Systems

Moon Controller Features

The Moon Controller is a microcontroller based digital dimmer and moon cycle timer. It automatically varies the intensity of the connected moonlights over a 29.5 day period (the lunar month) to mimic the natural progression of the moon. The Moon Controller can operate up to ten Moontube Moonlights with the included power supply.

In addition to automatic control, the Moon controller can also be used to manually dim the moon lights from 0 to 100% with no flickering. Because changing the controller to manual mode does not interfere with the timing of the moon cycle, you can feel free to play with the moonlight at any time. When the controller is turned back to auto mode, the correct amount of time will have elasped. Futhermore, the controller will remember its place if the power goes out (though the cycle will not continue during the outage).

While big in features, the Moon controller is small in design. At approximitaly 1" by 2", you can mount the controller just about anywhere. The controller's enclosure has molded mounting flanges allowing you to securely fasten it to any surface (screws not included).


Graph of the moonlight intensity as it varies over the lunar month

Moon Computer System Includes:

One Moontube Moonlight
The Moon Controller system comes with one Moontube Moonlight which creates enough coverage for 2 - 3 square feet. For larger systems, additional lights can be added to the system. The modular lights are connected in series to form one long chain. Up to ten total V3 Moonlights lights can be controlled by the Moon Controller with the included power supply.

MTE - Moontube Extension $ 20.00
Single Moontube Moonlight without a power supply. For expanding existing Moontube Systems.

For more information on Moontube Moonlights click here

120VAC Power Supply (Euro-Syle Available)

The Moon Computer cow/ one moontube moon light.mes standard with a wall-mount power supply outputing 5VDC at 1 Amp. We use quality regulated power supplies to ensure consistant voltage and a long lifetime out of the moonlights. The transformer uses an ungrounded Type A Nema 1-15 plug (standard in North America and some other parts of the world) operating at 120VAC.

For our international customers, we have a 100-240VAC power supply available as well. This supply, pictured here, uses a two-pin Type C CEE7/16 Europlug. This is a standard plug in many parts of Europe (not the UK). This supply is available for an additional $5 and can be used for any of the Moontubes Systems.

MEU - European plug adapter $ 3.00
Euro Plug adapter

For more moonlighting pictures click here