Fluval LED Lights

hossa81 · 07/18/2013, 10:08 AM

I am trying to find some led lights for my 55 gallon, 48in. Looking around and I found these lights on clearance.
http://www.drsfostersmith.com/produc...id=25737&r=478
Could the 36in. version be enough to light my tank?

thegrun · 07/18/2013, 11:54 AM

For a fish only tank it would be fine, but it will not support corals, it just isn't bright enough.

hossa81 · 07/18/2013, 12:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by thegrun

For a fish only tank it would be fine, but it will not support corals, it just isn't bright enough.

So it will cover all areas of the tank?

SinkNSwim · 07/18/2013, 02:58 PM

That will be fine for softies, mushrooms and feathers.

BlindZide · 07/18/2013, 05:26 PM

For that price, you could get a decent quad T5 fixture that will support more corals.

hossa81 · 07/18/2013, 09:12 PM

I'm not trying to grow corals, all I want to know is will these lights, the 36in. version, cover a tank that is 48in. long. The tank is a fowlr.

Jamey1010 · 07/18/2013, 11:29 PM

When I had a fluval edge the leds went out no less than 3 times, every time no problem getting a warranty replacement sent but it got old fairly quickly. Always started where I would notice one or two out and it would snowball from there, some would always stay on though...

BlindZide · 07/19/2013, 05:02 AM

According to that site, the PDF at the bottom and the chart at the bottom say this....so I would venture to say yes, it will fit a 48" tank.

13572 36” – 48” (91 cm – 122 cm) 102 1950 25 W

07/18/2013, 10:08 AM	#1
hossa81 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Geneva,IL Posts: 900	Fluval LED Lights I am trying to find some led lights for my 55 gallon, 48in. Looking around and I found these lights on clearance. http://www.drsfostersmith.com/produc...id=25737&r=478 Could the 36in. version be enough to light my tank? __________________ Enjoy life, there's plenty of time to be dead. Current Tank Info: 180 FOWLR, 29 BioCube

07/18/2013, 05:26 PM	#5
BlindZide Registered Member Join Date: May 2013 Location: Baltimore, MD Posts: 1,273	For that price, you could get a decent quad T5 fixture that will support more corals. __________________ ~Trent Biocube 14 Mixed Reef 75G LPS Reef

07/18/2013, 09:12 PM	#6
hossa81 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Geneva,IL Posts: 900	I'm not trying to grow corals, all I want to know is will these lights, the 36in. version, cover a tank that is 48in. long. The tank is a fowlr. __________________ Enjoy life, there's plenty of time to be dead. Current Tank Info: 180 FOWLR, 29 BioCube

07/19/2013, 05:02 AM	#8
BlindZide Registered Member Join Date: May 2013 Location: Baltimore, MD Posts: 1,273	According to that site, the PDF at the bottom and the chart at the bottom say this....so I would venture to say yes, it will fit a 48" tank. 13572 36” – 48” (91 cm – 122 cm) 102 1950 25 W __________________ ~Trent Biocube 14 Mixed Reef 75G LPS Reef

07/18/2013, 11:54 AM	#2
thegrun Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Garden Grove, Ca Posts: 17,023	For a fish only tank it would be fine, but it will not support corals, it just isn't bright enough.

07/18/2013, 02:58 PM	#4
SinkNSwim Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2013 Posts: 70	That will be fine for softies, mushrooms and feathers.

07/18/2013, 11:29 PM	#7
Jamey1010 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 133	When I had a fluval edge the leds went out no less than 3 times, every time no problem getting a warranty replacement sent but it got old fairly quickly. Always started where I would notice one or two out and it would snowball from there, some would always stay on though...