IR - night video

Hi,

I want to make a video of my fish, in pitch black. And I want it on my web
cam :) So how should I go about this? I'm thinking IR light, but where can I
get an IR almp that doesn't cost a fortune (it doesn't need to be larger
than a diode really), and what extra equipment do I need for the web cam?

Or is there a different solution to this that I haven't thought of? i want
to have a web cam set up that will show me what's going on inside a cave. I
have the plans ready for how to set this up, as soon as I find the equipment
needed (IR - lamp - diode - filter for the web cam, do I need a special web
cam so on) - and it doesn't have to be water proof.

Any ideas, hints or tips?

I made an inquiry to a company that manufacture IR cameras, and this is
their reoly:

Thank you for your interest in Infrared, Inc. Unfortunately we are unable

to assist you with your request. Infrared imaging can not see through

water.

>"Nikki Casali" <nikki.DeleteThis@ncSasPali.deAmoMn.co.uk> wrote in message
>news:cpqd49$467$1$8302bc10@news.demon.co.uk...
> I had to keep 24 hour watch on a sick fish once and dropped in one of
> those waterproof cameras to do it from afar.
>

Did you use an IR camera or a night vision camera?

I had to rethink how to do this after the reply I got from this company.
Anybody done something similar in the past?

>"Quatermass" <stuart.DeleteThis@mytriops.com> wrote in message
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> This should really be in rec.aquaria.tech group.
>


You're right, it should be, so I'm cross posting this reply there. And thank
you for your other suggestions too!