Looking for a good led light

Karliah · 08/07/2015, 10:23 AM

My aquarium has a hood with a glass strip across it for a light, the fluorescent I have on there now is... dismal, at best. I'm looking for reviews either for or against specific lights. It need to be between a minimum of 23" and a maximum of 27 3/4" long. (The area I NEED to light is only 23" long, the whole length available is 27 3/4"
Also I don't like the lights that are blueish/purple all the time. I mainly see people using them for dedicated reef tanks though, and I just have a FOWLR.
Any suggestions or cautions are greatly appreciated.

mcgyvr · 08/07/2015, 10:31 AM

You just need a regular fluorescent as with a FO you have no need for light at all other than to see in the tank..

Plenty of bulbs out there in different color temperatures..

Tigerdragon · 08/07/2015, 10:33 AM

For fowlr i would look at the true lumen pro led strips with ramp timer

Karliah · 08/07/2015, 01:44 PM

Thanks I'll definitely look into that.

Karliah · 08/07/2015, 02:23 PM

On the TrueLumens, between the diamond white and the marine fusion, which would you choose and why?

Karliah · 08/08/2015, 09:33 PM

Bump

Tigerdragon · 08/08/2015, 09:38 PM

I would use the marine fusion and a blue strip. The matine fusion has 12k diamond whites in it. Another way is one 12k, one marine fusion, and a blue so you can do sunrise to sunset

azjohnny · 08/08/2015, 09:48 PM

For my 180 FOWLR I have 3 Reef Breeders Super Lux ( which is their budget light)

They are about $200 a piece, you will only need 1

https://www.reefbreeders.com/shop/superlux/

platypusklr · 08/08/2015, 11:30 PM

If you want good light, cheep especialy for a fowler a Build My Led 24 would probobly work good in the 14K range.

Karliah · 08/09/2015, 09:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tigerdragon

I would use the marine fusion and a blue strip. The matine fusion has 12k diamond whites in it. Another way is one 12k, one marine fusion, and a blue so you can do sunrise to sunset

Thanks! I'll do some more research on that.

Quote:

Originally Posted by azjohnny

For my 180 FOWLR I have 3 Reef Breeders Super Lux ( which is their budget light)

They are about $200 a piece, you will only need 1

https://www.reefbreeders.com/shop/superlux/

My mistake... In the first post I forgot to mention that whatever light it is can only be a max of 4 inches wide, so unfortunately this wouldn't work for me. I'll keep it in mind though for my next tank.

Quote:

Originally Posted by platypusklr

If you want good light, cheep especialy for a fowler a Build My Led 24 would probobly work good in the 14K range.

I'll definitely have to look into that, thanks!

08/07/2015, 10:23 AM	#1
Karliah Drug Maker Extraordinaire Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: Sierra Vista, AZ Posts: 179	Looking for a good led light My aquarium has a hood with a glass strip across it for a light, the fluorescent I have on there now is... dismal, at best. I'm looking for reviews either for or against specific lights. It need to be between a minimum of 23" and a maximum of 27 3/4" long. (The area I NEED to light is only 23" long, the whole length available is 27 3/4" Also I don't like the lights that are blueish/purple all the time. I mainly see people using them for dedicated reef tanks though, and I just have a FOWLR. Any suggestions or cautions are greatly appreciated.

08/08/2015, 11:30 PM	#9
platypusklr Registered Member Join Date: May 2015 Location: Nashville Indiana Posts: 126	If you want good light, cheep especialy for a fowler a Build My Led 24 would probobly work good in the 14K range. __________________ Made the mistakes. Saving for the dream build. My tank saved my life. It was truly the best cure for the daily thoughts, and nightly dreams of a troubled Soldier. Current Tank Info: Tankless for the next couple years until my Army Career comes to a close! (20 years going strong)

08/07/2015, 10:31 AM	#2
mcgyvr Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: North Carolina Posts: 20,050	You just need a regular fluorescent as with a FO you have no need for light at all other than to see in the tank.. Plenty of bulbs out there in different color temperatures..

08/07/2015, 10:33 AM	#3
Tigerdragon Registered Member Join Date: May 2014 Posts: 424	For fowlr i would look at the true lumen pro led strips with ramp timer

08/07/2015, 01:44 PM	#4
Karliah Drug Maker Extraordinaire Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: Sierra Vista, AZ Posts: 179	Thanks I'll definitely look into that.

08/07/2015, 02:23 PM	#5
Karliah Drug Maker Extraordinaire Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: Sierra Vista, AZ Posts: 179	On the TrueLumens, between the diamond white and the marine fusion, which would you choose and why?

08/08/2015, 09:33 PM	#6
Karliah Drug Maker Extraordinaire Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: Sierra Vista, AZ Posts: 179	Bump

08/08/2015, 09:38 PM	#7
Tigerdragon Registered Member Join Date: May 2014 Posts: 424	I would use the marine fusion and a blue strip. The matine fusion has 12k diamond whites in it. Another way is one 12k, one marine fusion, and a blue so you can do sunrise to sunset

08/08/2015, 09:48 PM	#8
azjohnny Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Gold Canyon Posts: 2,914	For my 180 FOWLR I have 3 Reef Breeders Super Lux ( which is their budget light) They are about $200 a piece, you will only need 1 https://www.reefbreeders.com/shop/superlux/