reef ready lights marineland

mp3coupe · 09/29/2011, 02:15 PM

Are these lights any good for a novice just starting out? I'm trying to win a set but if I don't win are they worth the money? I'm looking to start off with a pretty small tank- 15 gallon.
If anyone is wondering Instant Ocean is giving away 2 sets once they reach 800 likes on Facebook. All you need to do is like them to be entered in to win. Just figure I'd share.

doctorgori · 09/29/2011, 02:24 PM

...might wanna use that search thing here on RC ...I thought the consensus is the Marinelands were like using the weaksauce on your tacos

zigzag1 · 09/29/2011, 02:59 PM

Consensus on the Marineland reef ready LEDs is that they are not great for reefs, despite their name.. JMTC & GL!

Ron Reefman · 09/29/2011, 03:00 PM

I won a set at MACNA last year and if I'd paid for it, I would have wanted my money back. But I'm asking more of it than you will. I have it over a shallow frag tank with a real mix of frags (including sps). It does OK for zoos, softies and even LPS, but it can do anything for the sps even in very shallow water. In your 15g with anything but sps it will work OK. If you have to spend the money, get t5's or better leds.

mp3coupe · 09/29/2011, 03:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ron Reefman

I won a set at MACNA last year and if I'd paid for it, I would have wanted my money back. But I'm asking more of it than you will. I have it over a shallow frag tank with a real mix of frags (including sps). It does OK for zoos, softies and even LPS, but it can do anything for the sps even in very shallow water. In your 15g with anything but sps it will work OK. If you have to spend the money, get t5's or better leds.

Thanks for that info, and everyone else thanks also!

Agu · 09/29/2011, 06:56 PM

I didn't win one at MACNA , I bought two off winners though (free money for them). For LPS in a shallow tank (less than 14") they're great imo, ime.

At the price point they're a real value compared to T5s or power compacts. Especially when you take into account bulb replacement costs and electricity usage.

Ron Reefman, What do you want for your crappy worthless free Marineland LEDs ? I'll pay shipping

09/29/2011, 02:15 PM	#1
mp3coupe Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 2	reef ready lights marineland Are these lights any good for a novice just starting out? I'm trying to win a set but if I don't win are they worth the money? I'm looking to start off with a pretty small tank- 15 gallon. If anyone is wondering Instant Ocean is giving away 2 sets once they reach 800 likes on Facebook. All you need to do is like them to be entered in to win. Just figure I'd share. Last edited by mp3coupe; 09/29/2011 at 02:21 PM.

09/29/2011, 02:59 PM	#3
zigzag1 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Anderson, Indiana Posts: 1,276	Consensus on the Marineland reef ready LEDs is that they are not great for reefs, despite their name.. JMTC & GL! __________________ :beer: Mixed Reef, started 10/2004: 6' BB 125g DT, 100lbs LR, 40g sump, Dual Ehiem 1000 returns, Eshopps dual overflow, JBJ ATO, Vertex IN-180, PM Ca reactor, 250w MH w/VHO Actinic, AC3 w/Aquasurf, Tunze 6105 pair & 40B frag tank 8 Fish, 20+ corals, shrimp, snails, worms, bugs, etc.

09/29/2011, 03:00 PM	#4
Ron Reefman Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Cape Coral, FL Posts: 10,431	I won a set at MACNA last year and if I'd paid for it, I would have wanted my money back. But I'm asking more of it than you will. I have it over a shallow frag tank with a real mix of frags (including sps). It does OK for zoos, softies and even LPS, but it can do anything for the sps even in very shallow water. In your 15g with anything but sps it will work OK. If you have to spend the money, get t5's or better leds. __________________ The good thing about science is that it's true whether or not you believe in it. (Neil deGrasse Tyson) Visit my build thread http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2593017

09/29/2011, 06:56 PM	#6
Agu Registered Member Join Date: Oct 1999 Location: Sarasota, Florida Posts: 30,279	I didn't win one at MACNA , I bought two off winners though (free money for them). For LPS in a shallow tank (less than 14") they're great imo, ime. At the price point they're a real value compared to T5s or power compacts. Especially when you take into account bulb replacement costs and electricity usage. Ron Reefman, What do you want for your crappy worthless free Marineland LEDs ? I'll pay shipping __________________ Less technology , more biology . Current Tank Info: 30 gallon half cube and 5.5, both reef tanks

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doctorgori Moved On Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Simon Bar-Sinistar Posts: 1,097	...might wanna use that search thing here on RC ...I thought the consensus is the Marinelands were like using the weaksauce on your tacos