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DKRST
2025-05-04 17:30:34
8/6/24 update: I now own 15 of these, ten of the 48". Not the strongest led out there, but great for most freshwater aquaria. Would like a longer 1 hour ramp-up time option.OLD REVIEW: Love this slim-design light and I can actually afford these! Work better than my finnex. I previously purchased 3 Nicrew Led lights (Full Spectrum Planted & SkyLED Plus). They just weren't customizable. Then, I found this RGB+W and gave it a try - WOW! Much, much, better and very customizable. As mentioned in other reviews, it just takes a little playing with to figure out the remote. Overall, I really like this light! More than adequate for a planted tank, low or high-tech (just add more lights on top of your tank!).An annoying design aspect is the short distance between the light and the inline control "box". Makes it hard to hide, wish it was longer!** Minimal reliability/quality control issues. One timer gets stuck 1/2 way through the ramp down cycle at night and won't advance to "p5" in the 24/7 mode. No big deal, the light timer (see below) compensates. Longevity good so far though.Two other minor issues:1) PAR (Photosynthetically Active Radiation) light level info supplied by the manufacturer is useless. Here are values at max brightness for the 48" model measured with an Apogee PAR meter in a 125 gallon aquarium with water:Surface (barely under the water) >400, @12" deep = 100, @18" deep = 50 (ends) to 64 (middle). Fyi, unless you have experience with planted tanks, keep PAR at substrate below 50 to avoid algae issues. 2) the timer resets to "midnight" if the power fails (but yet it keeps the custom settings - go figure...). I compensate for this by using a separate light timer. Set the timer to turn the RGB+W unit's power off at 23:30 and then back on at Midnight. That way, if your power goes off, the cycle resets once/day and you won't need to reset the lights internal time!UPDATE (1 year of use): have 6 of the 48†version. No failures to date! Revised my rating back to 5 stars, but I still would prefer the inline controls to be further away from the actual light - way too easy to accidentally dunk it into a tank during cleaning. Would love a 60†(actual light length) version.
Sam
2025-02-25 18:40:42
On top of an 18x18x24 terrarium. This is both the cheapest and best light I've tried after buying at least 10. It's powerful for its size, doesn't run hot, the white looks natural, it has a 24hr timer that saves your schedule at power loss, ramp timer for lighting changes, you can schedule 5 different lighting scenes per day, and it has combined RGB lights instead of those goofy indivual red, green, and blue LEDs that reflect off the top and make weird colored spots at the bottom.Programming is a little awkward but simple once you get started and the remote makes it much less frustrating than other lights with awkward programming. You can hit the demo button after making your schedule to get a fast-forward preview of a day.Just buy it if you're considering it.
OverTheFence
2024-11-25 16:53:43
I purchased this light on the recommendation of my brother in law who has 4 of these on different types of tanks. My previous light which was in use for 5-6 years was the standard low quality type LED attached to the tank lid which came with the setup. I ran it from 10-12 hours/day; too long, I know. That encouraged algae growth but we wanted to see the fish. I did not want to spend much on a new light but after much consultation w/B.I.L. decided I needed to do better for my fish or stop the hobby.This new light is really sturdy, straddles the tank top on top of the glass lid. Keep in mind you need to size it exactly before straddling the tank. I purchased a light that provided full length lighting rather than a shorter version. Yes, the different sizes can be straddled over a longer tank but only buying enough LED surface to light part of your tank won't provide full tank illumination. I recommend getting a glass lid so light can shine through but be protected from water; you don't want to take the chance of dunking the light because it's a tenuous attachment if you're not careful. Interesting fact: I've had a dramatic reduction of black algae in my freshwater aquarium since getting the new light. Also my live plants are growing well I'm sure that's due to reducing the bright white light run time vs previous light. The cycle I have set up is 2 hr sunrise, 6 hour bright white, 3 hr sunset, 4 hr moonrise. The fish seem much calmer & are schooling with more natural behavior. The different lighting adjustments possible are a real bonus so you can set the lights to your own preferences. The timer works well so far with only 1 negative problem IMO; if there's a power outage or even a quick hiccup in electrical flow, then entire light timing program I set up auto deletes and I have to reprogram. That's annoying because I'm a tech failure & have to wrestle through the program. What's worse, however, is if you're out of town & whomever is watching your fish can't figure out resetting the light cycle. The timer needs to be redesigned to overcome that problem. Other than the timer glitch I am very pleased with the build quality, the lighting option's effect on my fish & beautiful visual effects.
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