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Best nano tank light – ONF FLAT NANO+ vs Chihiros CII RGB vs something else?

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Black Friday deals on a few of these so finally decided to stop skimping and buy a "good light". My tanks are mostly either shallow or one of those DOOA nano tanks.

ONF looks like the "king" but noticed that lower wattage/lumens/etc. I have some Chihiros lights and they seem ok but the app is really kind of annoying.

Anyone has a more informed opinion?
 
Something I do Like about the ONF Flat Nano is that 1) it has a diffuser 2) it has on-device controls instead of just crude unplugging or messing with the app
 
I've have both the ONF Flat Nano and the Chihiros CII RGB.

I like both but here's my personal lowdown;

Aesthetics: ONF
Plant Growth: Chihiros (anecdotal but it does also have a higher lumen output)
App Control: Chihiros (easily better)
Viewing: ONF (the Chihiros glare can be annoying but the ONF is nicely diffused)
Price: ONF (you also get the stand included, unlike the Chihiros)
Swivel: Chihiros (is more adaptable because it has two swivel joints instead of one)
Support: Chihiros (I haven't needed to contact ONF yet but just based on their online presence I think you'd have a much easier time contacting and dealing with Chihiros)

I can't think of any other metrics but hopefully that helps somewhat.
 
This is helpful though I was hoping for a more clear cut answer!

Cheapest ONF + stand around me is 123 vs 90 for the stand-less Chihiros so a bit of a gap
Courtneybst said:
I've have both the ONF Flat Nano and the Chihiros CII RGB.

I like both but here's my personal lowdown;

Aesthetics: ONF
Plant Growth: Chihiros (anecdotal but it does also have a higher lumen output)
App Control: Chihiros (easily better)
Viewing: ONF (the Chihiros glare can be annoying but the ONF is nicely diffused)
Price: ONF (you also get the stand included, unlike the Chihiros)
Swivel: Chihiros (is more adaptable because it has two swivel joints instead of one)
Support: Chihiros (I haven't needed to contact ONF yet but just based on their online presence I think you'd have a much easier time contacting and dealing with Chihiros)

I can't think of any other metrics but hopefully that helps somewhat.
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gmartins said:
any feedback on this?
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I really wasn't terribly impressed to be honest and I ended up replacing it with a Twinstar 18" G-line, which is nice but it doesn't give me any height and therefore no spread. I'm going to have to find a way of lifting the light up by 4"
I'll keep the Fluval and use it for a paludarium project
 
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