So I've been eyeing this for about a week plus now every since I saw them. I'll need more lights since I have a much bigger project in mind.
They have two versions. One with all white bulbs and the other a mixture of blue and white with blue being the majority.
If you look carefully, you can see the location markings W and B so you know exactly how many blues there are in the other type.
The LED density is about double that of the other cheap one I reviewed a few months ago and which a pair of are still doing my 55G very well.
It's seriously amazing how many features they can cram into something so cheap. Look at the swivel mounts.
The swivel mount in action. Workmanship is good. Tell me it costs 5 times more than the pittance I'd paid and I won't blink.
The phone's camera app cannot process and display the actual perceived brightness which is slightly higher than in the photo. Light was placed in the middle of the tank. Coverage pretty decent. This is a 48" x 18" x 18" tank.
Notice how sleek it is. It has two modes. One with all LEDs on and the other with 1/2 off.
So how much is it? How about USD20? That's for a 48" light!
No blahblahblahblah. That's what it costs brand new. I'll be honest and say it probably won't grow a nice dense carpet of HC at 20" to substrate but for a lot of plants out there, I dare say it's enough.
Considering that it's about 10 times cheaper than a Chihiros A series of equivalent length (A1201), what more can you ask for?
I'm not saying for sure that they are but the LEDs look like the ones on the Chihiros A series. Just that the Chihiros lights have very high LED density but they also run very hot at near full to full brightness whereas this cheap pretender runs rather cool at a rated 54w.
They have two versions. One with all white bulbs and the other a mixture of blue and white with blue being the majority.
If you look carefully, you can see the location markings W and B so you know exactly how many blues there are in the other type.
The LED density is about double that of the other cheap one I reviewed a few months ago and which a pair of are still doing my 55G very well.
It's seriously amazing how many features they can cram into something so cheap. Look at the swivel mounts.
The swivel mount in action. Workmanship is good. Tell me it costs 5 times more than the pittance I'd paid and I won't blink.
The phone's camera app cannot process and display the actual perceived brightness which is slightly higher than in the photo. Light was placed in the middle of the tank. Coverage pretty decent. This is a 48" x 18" x 18" tank.
Notice how sleek it is. It has two modes. One with all LEDs on and the other with 1/2 off.
So how much is it? How about USD20? That's for a 48" light!
No blahblahblahblah. That's what it costs brand new. I'll be honest and say it probably won't grow a nice dense carpet of HC at 20" to substrate but for a lot of plants out there, I dare say it's enough.
Considering that it's about 10 times cheaper than a Chihiros A series of equivalent length (A1201), what more can you ask for?
I'm not saying for sure that they are but the LEDs look like the ones on the Chihiros A series. Just that the Chihiros lights have very high LED density but they also run very hot at near full to full brightness whereas this cheap pretender runs rather cool at a rated 54w.
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