Is this one too blue? I want to use it in my sump dark area already on a 40 G tank? Thanks
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No, definitely not too blue... nice colored light.. mounting brackets don't fit over a typical aquarium frame, so I ended up buying a shop light from homedepot and putting an LED grow light bulb in it for my sump..
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its not that blue i dont recommend it you can find better for same price or cheaper
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Two answers: (1)Aesthetically, the color is a crisp, bluish white that highlights fluorescent animals well. (2) Functionally, it will grow macroalgae quite well. I have it over a six gallon nano invertebrate tank and am seriously considering the 48" version for my 55 gallon mixed reef. You will need a timer and a cover glass; it has no on/off switch and is not waterproof.
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The only thing that really made a difference in the light quality is the height of the tank. I bought this light for a 45 gallon and it looked too weak, but put it on a 30 gallon and it looks great. Very natural, not super bright. The blue/moon light however is still too dark, but I think it always looked that way to me.
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I have mine sitting flat over open water. My tank is never filled to be brim though. The acrylic cover over the bulb lets you do that, plus it's closer to the surface. I have had two of these for 2+ years and one went bad when I smelled a burning scent from it. Not sure if it's an easy repair or junk now but the other one has replaced it and it's running fine on my 75.
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Hi Doug, Blue and white are the two colors I see in mines. Be mindful that this unit LED's are not powerful enough to do some type of corals and clams. I now want a clam, but can't afford new lights. Would you be interested in purchasing this unit from me....only a few months old in perfect conditions. gagman66@gmail.com if interested.
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Hey Michael, I was able to use the 160w razor for my 4' tank but you should really use 2 120w or the new longer version that recently came out. The light comes with a controller which and real easy to use. I love the light and was able to grow lots of different corals from sps to lps. The 16k has a lot of purple so if you don't like that color you might want to go for a 10k.
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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!
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Roger on the light that I got in the directions it says one light is good for 60 gallons and on the tank size that they give for each light is 36inches , so I would guess that one light is good if you are doing soft corals . I know for me this light is fantastic all of my corals are doing fine under this light they open fully and seem to like it. I'm doing 50% blue and about 30% white on a 30 gallon tank.
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Now, do not quote me, but my long time friend has always had saltwater tanks and she says, she leaves the light on the blue side only at night when the moon phases 3 days before and 3 days after full moon and her reef critters love it. I have fresh water tanks and I think this might be a question for a shop. Most full blown aquarium places have salt water tanks. I have been very glad I purchased this model. Regularly buying new lamps for my hoods over the years has been very expensive. I think this is very money wise.
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It's pretty blue, great looking light though. Enough for most soft corals in a nano reef
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Hi Jennifer. I think 1 light should be good enough. I have a 150G 5x2x2 feet and I have 2 lights and it looks good. Make sure that you hang the light about 12" above the water level so it has good coverage and doesn't bleach the corals. I turned mines to 60% on both blue and white and some of my corals were bleaching badly. I then reduced it down to around 40% for both and the color return slowly and my frogspawn is loving it. Good luck.
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It should be ok but you will need 2 of them. They don't put out a ton of light but with 2 you should be ok as they are dimmable. Or, buy just one and decide after you try it if you want another. I have an 80 gallon at work and have 3, once is only running blue and the other 2 are at 100 blue and 55 white. With a smaller tank you have to remember you have less LEDs too.
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Sorry, but I don't have much experience with glo fish. I do have a couple yellow glo fish that glo very nicely under the blue night light "moon light". I would think you'd want at least the double bright for a tank that big though.
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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.
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Buy whatever you like. Personally I'd stay away from blue, it doesn't make anything that's not blue look very nice. If you have orange or red fish the colomax(red) makes them pop and makes the tank overall have a nice warm look.
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I bought this as a light for my 29G sump for my 15G refugium chamber. It's great for my chaeto, wouldn't recommend for coral.
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Get one of these (good enough for medium plant growth) plus a 48" Ray2 Daylight (much brighter colors and adds some additional light for that 90 gallon). I'm running this exact combo on my 72 bow front, and the daylight is a little too much to have on all the time for the loaches...
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Under the moonlight mode the shimmer is incredibly beautiful! I am a diver and it is about as close to a moon lit night dive as you will ever see. Best bang for your LED buck! I have the 32 inch and when I set up my 200 gallon tank, I plan to buy another. You're zoas will explode with color too! Get the programmable light though! Its worth the extra bank. Program it and leave it!