Can anyone post a customer photo of their tank while this light is in use? I'd like to know how it makes a planted freshwater tank look. Thanks!
914094
I am not able to upload an image unfortunately. I do though have one of these bulbs on a planted better system on my office desk. It is a very crisp yet cool white color. The blue tint is not very visible or overpowering and makes the white light appear softer while still showing a crisp white rather than a blue or yellow tinge. You may be able to view my particular system on our company (That Fish Place - That Pet Place) facebook page. I hope this information helps you.
1638004
I didn't realize it was a blue light only, I thought it was a regular white light and blue light tank. I only have my betta in the bowl. You would have to ask an aquarium shop if the breeed of glo fish is a jumper or not. That is my best advice.
1516144
Yea for sure I'm using one light fixture on my 90 gallon tall tank which has a similar footprint with a 40 gallon breeder. 36 inch long 18 inch wide and 32 inches tall. The light is plenty strong make sure you hang it a east 12 inches from top of the water to get good light dispersal for a three foot tank. Also takes some careful aqua scaping so you don't get any shadows on the side. Mine looks like a volcano very high in the middle and slopes down on both sides so as not creating casting almost any shadows. I run it at almost 80-90 percent and eveif I ran two I would probably not have aqua scales this way but I like the look and my coral in the bottom sandbed are getting enough light. I get ton of coralline algae on the sides of the tank so I am pretty confident the light is spreading enough. I don't have a gazillion corals so I did not see the need for more than one light and having one now I can definitely see that I can surely add more in the future without any problems. I am even having luck with sps corals so this is the real deal! You will definitely not be able to run them up that high intensity since the breeder is so much more of a shallow tank but that's good because you will be saving on electricity, also another reason I ran one light... Make sure you a climate your corals from very little light these lights are super powerful!
2149171
Me too, but with a freshwater aquarium. Two of these lights are more than $60 and that is a lot to spend just because the leds "stopped working." Does anyone know what Marineland's warranty is, and if they are one of those companies that goes out of their way to honor the warranty or out of their way to NOT honor their warranty?
2059341
No it's perfect! The fish have gotten used to the light. It's not too bright. I have about 17 different fish, 10 shrimp, and a ton of growing plants. You have to be carefull when you first put the fish in. They do get slightly shocked from the light. The only thing I wish this light had was a dimmer. In the mornings I noticed the fish kinda freaked out when it first turned on. I bought a hidden led light from marineland and set that light to turn on before the planted plus. My fish are happy and plants that require moderate to strong light are growing well. It's a beautiful light.
1585878
My suggestion is get a better light. Mine blew out after 2 months and they made me pay for shipping and would not send one first so my corals did not suffer. After 2 weeks they sent back a used one and will not respond to me about this issue. Horrible company. Do yourself a favor pay an extra hundred and get the real thing. Also if you do get it 1 per 65 gallons I believe. So you would need 2. Again be warned about this company.
1096813
If you are doing a reef tank, I would go with 2 units, if its just saltwater fish with artificial plants and stuff, you could probably get away with 1 unit. I am looking to maybe upgrade to something like that, I have looked at a 47 Gallon bowfront, and would add another unit, and maybe play around with lowering the light level, or cutting back the white LED levels some. Under full blue LED's only, everything in my tank takes on completely different colors, and glows a bright blue, pretty cool at night sometimes.
549717
it may be a little too strong for freshwater plants or a little bit of overkill. But it is a great light. I use my 16" on a 29 gallon biocube. With all kinds of coral. And it's only at 60% a few hours a day. Very nice light. You may want to ask Hobbie Bug this question.
1235829
I only got the one I have a 84gal. pond really small, The lights are not has bright has the picture. But it works great changes colors all the time. Its really a show piece I think it looks cool. Hope this help you. It is made of good quality stuff. I have had this since last yr. and it was in the pond all winter my pond froze over at least 10 times, and my goldfish never died either.
1302521
I have had this same light on a 75 gallon aquarium that is heavily planted. The plants are thriving [cryptocoryne, Amazon swords, chain swords, anubias],val]I am planning to use this same light on a 90 gallon saltwater tank .This is an excellent light and I highly recommend it. Spokeshave
1105555
I have the light over a 2 gallon betta tank, it has a sword type plant that has done very well. Almost filling the tank, I do use a liquid carbon supplement one a week that has helped greatly. As I posted in my review the light was great for about 2 months but now almost all of the white LED's have burnt out. The blue LED's are fine, I just have a hard time recommending it. Hope this helps.
2059340
It really depends and your tank, and set up. But in general I would say. The Plant+ is great light for most aquariums. The Planted+ is ideal for tanks with plants that like low to medium light. If you don't have natural plants in your tank, it still will help create a warm rich color, which may help show off your fishes' natural red and yellow colors. The low power combustion and long life are also benefits over old fashion tube lights.
1470987
This light does VERY well, I have dwarf grass, moneywort, telanthera (think that is how it is spelled) among others that require high light and they thrive with this light. I say start with 1 and see how it goes, no matter how much light you have you will always want a c02 system as it really is a requirement for the plants just like food is for your fish so keep that in mind as well if you want a really gorgeous planted tank!
430940
The light you are looking at is not for live plants in a display tank . Freshwater aquariums with live plant require 1 to 2 watts of light per gallon of water .If you have a deep tank the watts will be higher 2 to 4 watts of light per gallon of water . The only thing this light would be able to grow is algae in your tank .People use this light in saltwater aquariums too grow algae in a sump.also on mine the feet will expand 1/2" out on each side.You will need approximately 30 too 60 watts of light . Hope this helps.
1260087
No, it is not the same. We have two of these on our planted freshwater tank. We also have two of the Reef Capable LED lights on our saltwater tank. Definitely different, but both work well for us.
1335687
It is very dark not lighted - some complain they can't see the water level. I have a small light next to it at night - It reflexs the light enough to see the water level.Don't need it in the daytime a full tank lasts me 3 days running it on low - It runs about 10-12 hrs a day.
1785514
The light that comes with it is too weak for any but low-light plants. My tank is by a window, though, and I do use a weekly carbon supplement, Seachem's Flourish Excel. I have anubias, cardamine lyrata, and an unknown vine in there now, and they grow so quickly I am constantly pruning!