I want to buy a led aquarium light for my fish tank. Someone recommended Lightimetunnel. Does it makes sense that led aquarium light stimulating the changes of sunshine in the whole day? What are the most important things to select a aquarium light?
Talk about led aquarium light
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jsker
Reefing is all about the adventure
Welcome to posting to R2R.
I feel having my light set so that the light ramp up and ramp down light the sun for a more natural lighting environment for my system. I even use the lunar setting so that I have the simulated moon phases.
For me was intensity, coverage, adjustability ( app interface ) spectrum and price in that order
I feel having my light set so that the light ramp up and ramp down light the sun for a more natural lighting environment for my system. I even use the lunar setting so that I have the simulated moon phases.
For me was intensity, coverage, adjustability ( app interface ) spectrum and price in that order
Mjp83
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Hi,
The light features really depend on what is in your tank.
First and foremost, if it's fish only, softies, mixed reef or fancy stony corals.
I have a mixed reef, mostly softies, and fish. Started with t5's and tank did well, but I wanted the simmer of LEDs. So I added a cheap $100 eBay strip. After upgrading to my 125, 6 foot long tank, I was in need of new lights.
Most high dollar lights grow stony corals and are for very serious hobbiests. You really need to read about spectrum and par and lux values to buy a light which combines budget, need and wants.
I started looking into cheap eBay black boxes, then realized needs of corals, and gave a hard look at ocean revive lights. However they are not ramping (program to feature sunrise/sunset), and have no moonlights.
Next are the SBreeflights, these have it all, with a good spectrum and wifi programmability, which works well. Does the fancy sunrise, high mid day, slow ramp down really affect corals? I don't know, I think you can do this like I did with my old tank, and simply turn on a few lights with cheap digital timers, but it sure looks cool when you are controlling the tank from your IPad!
Establish a budget, determine need, then see if there is room left for fancy gimmicks. I did this, and found a smoking deal through lots of research.
The light features really depend on what is in your tank.
First and foremost, if it's fish only, softies, mixed reef or fancy stony corals.
I have a mixed reef, mostly softies, and fish. Started with t5's and tank did well, but I wanted the simmer of LEDs. So I added a cheap $100 eBay strip. After upgrading to my 125, 6 foot long tank, I was in need of new lights.
Most high dollar lights grow stony corals and are for very serious hobbiests. You really need to read about spectrum and par and lux values to buy a light which combines budget, need and wants.
I started looking into cheap eBay black boxes, then realized needs of corals, and gave a hard look at ocean revive lights. However they are not ramping (program to feature sunrise/sunset), and have no moonlights.
Next are the SBreeflights, these have it all, with a good spectrum and wifi programmability, which works well. Does the fancy sunrise, high mid day, slow ramp down really affect corals? I don't know, I think you can do this like I did with my old tank, and simply turn on a few lights with cheap digital timers, but it sure looks cool when you are controlling the tank from your IPad!
Establish a budget, determine need, then see if there is room left for fancy gimmicks. I did this, and found a smoking deal through lots of research.
In fact, it looks very comfortable to have a nice looking aquarium lamp at home. It's cool, but you have to design it carefully. It's a bit more troublesome. I can send my picture to you. I installed it last week.
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Aquarium you choose the general lighting, always shining will certainly cause harm to the plant fish, you can choose RGB LED aquarium lights, my own home to install, change colors, looks very cool, and the lights are not so Stimuli cause harm to them
tiggs
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As others have said, you want to establish a need and a rough budget first. For me, I keep a SPS-dominant mixed reef, so things like spectrum manipulation, natural effects (sunrise/sunset, lunar cycle, simulated storms, the ability to have a "high noon" peek, etc), shimmer, and low heat are important. I also love having a built-in controller where I can manage all of this from my phone and set a schedule.
What might help is if you let us know the size of your tank and what type of creatures you plan on keeping and I'm sure folks would be more than happy to give some recommendations. Also, this hobby tends to have a lot of turnover, so you can usually find what you're looking for lightly used and get a decent discount.
What might help is if you let us know the size of your tank and what type of creatures you plan on keeping and I'm sure folks would be more than happy to give some recommendations. Also, this hobby tends to have a lot of turnover, so you can usually find what you're looking for lightly used and get a decent discount.
