Reef Capable LED Lighting System
With so many on offer these days, it is great to have a name you can trust. This item is certainly that and will be a perfect buy. The distributor have added some great touches and this equals great value.
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First, let me say that I am pleased with the astetics of the light fixture and its sleek low profile design which easily fits under my low profile SeaClear Acrylic Canopy. I also like the three peice design (fixture + power cord + wall plug) the power adapter was designed so you can run a small adapter cord up from a box that sits under your aquarium instead of a bulky power cord from the unit to the wall.
Second, let me say that I am pleased with the looks of the light, it is much brighter than my Compact Flourencent Light fixture that was in use prior to installing the Marineland Reef Compatable LED's. I was most happy to see the shimmering effect that they gave which is every bit as good as the Metal Halides in use at the local fish store which has a tank that shimers quite nicely.
Third, this is why I marked off one star. The light is quite narrow, only about Five Inches wide, and all of the LED lights face straght down. This results in very dim areas in...
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ITS NOT REEF CAPABLE...BUYER BEWARE
THE MARINELAND REEF CAPABLE LED LIGHTING SYSTEM IS NOT, I REPEAT "IS NOT" CAPABLE OF PROVIDING SUFFICIENT LIGHTING FOR A REEF TANK WITH ANY TYPE OF CORAL. THE IFNORMATION PROVIDED ON LIGHTING IS IN LUMENS, THIS UNIT PROVIDES ABOUT 3400 LUMENS, NOT ENOUGH FOR CORAL HEALTH, IT ALSO PROVIDES A VERY LITTLE PROJECTED LIGHT AND THE LIGHT BEAM IS ABOUT 6 INCHES WIDE, (MY TANK IS 18 INCHES WIDE) THIS LIGHTING SYSTEM WOULD BE OK FOR A FISH ONLY TANK.
ANOTHER BUYER BEWARE NOTICE: I HAVE YET TO RETURN MY LIGHTING SYSTEM. I PURCHASED IT THROUGH AMAZON WHO THEN ASSIGNED IT TO A COMPANY DOING BUSINESS AS "ABSOLUTE PETS". I WASN'T NOTIFIED OF ANY RETURN RE-STOCKING FEE AND I DIDN'T RECEIVE AN EMAIL NOTIFICATION ON SHIPMENT WHICH THEY CLAIMED WAS DAMAGED IN SHIPPING. I FOUND OUT THAT THE LIGHT SYSTEM IS THE ONLY LIGHT SYSTEM OR AQUARIUM PRODUCT THEY SELL, EVERYTHING ELSE IS PET MEDS. WHEN I CONTACTED ABSOLUTE PETS TO INQUIRE ON A RETURN AUTHORIZATION, THEY INFORMED ME THAT I WOULD BE...
Excellent but wish had a wider angle? More watts? NEED night light cord.
I admit I do love the Reef Capable LED lighting, but my real interest was to really put some light into this tank and the LED did that... for the part that it was shining on... it is quite narrow and putting it about middle of my tank left some of the front and back darker then expected. Despite these drawbacks, I foresaw this issue and would have still given this light 5 Stars, but a significant drawback for me is the inability to put the light onto an auto switch between night and day mode... a switch must be manually flipped... although I found that the night mode might be a bit too bright, even though it is only the blue light that work in night mode, it lights up my whole living room in quite a bright blue color when I have the room lights off... it also keeps my normally sleeping fish awake... so the night mode might be too bright.... I think I will look into a night time LED strip or something... have to anyways...
Product Features :
- Energy efficient 1 watt LED's that provide the correct intensity to maintain reef aquariums
- Slim, stylized lighting profile bound to complement various aquarium styles
- Fish tank lights effectively mimic underwater "shimmer" effect of natural sunlight
- Innovative aquarium light hoods with 50,000 lifetime hours
- Two modes of lighting: Daytime (white and blue LED's) and Lunar (blue LED's only)
Rating : 3.0
List Price : $406.56
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