Best LED light fixture on the market!

[Chefken]

They look pretty good. But at $95 each, I'd rather go the DIY route and end up with something 10x better and more flexibility, including color choice and dimming. If DIY isn't for you, then this is a good option.

BTW, those marineland fixtures are garbage. Way overpriced for the light they produce.

I am a chef not a electrician...(dammit JIM!)....I was not prepared to DYI on lighting so close to the water. For my purpose these look great! If I did not have a shoal of Red Hooks and SD I would try some plants....for now i am speculating a bit...

 

[Chefken]

I guarentee these lights would grow floating plants.....for a serious planted tank this deep you might need 6 lights but the investment would still pay for itself.....I have never tried to plant a tank this large and deep but the lighting to do it would definately cost close to 600 dollars anyway.....(DYI not included) How many bulbs would a setup go thru in 7-10 years... if you used six 48" tubes at 30 per pop you will spend about 1500. on bulbs alone! The energy saving would depend on where you live....with 65 watt bulbs you are talking about between 260-390 watts of energy. 6 of these would run 72 watts. Less than one incandecent bulb!

 

[jcardona1]

I guarentee these lights would grow floating plants.....for a serious planted tank this deep you might need 6 lights but the investment would still pay for itself.....I have never tried to plant a tank this large and deep but the lighting to do it would definately cost close to 600 dollars anyway.....(DYI not included) How many bulbs would a setup go thru in 7-10 years... if you used six 48" tubes at 30 per pop you will spend about 1500. on bulbs alone! The energy saving would depend on where you live....with 65 watt bulbs you are talking about between 260-390 watts of energy. 6 of these would run 72 watts. Less than one incandecent bulb!

I have to correct myself! These Ecoxotic Panorama modules would grow plants, I just saw the PAR readings at 18" and it's enough to grow most light demanding plants. These are decent fixtures. What I meant was, it's not the most cost-effective LED fixture, when you start looking at the DIY stuff. And if you can handle being a chef, DIY should be a piece of cake

 

[Blues14]

I have these guys hooked up, work great on my 180

 

[Chefken]

I have to correct myself! These Ecoxotic Panorama modules would grow plants, I just saw the PAR readings at 18" and it's enough to grow most light demanding plants. These are decent fixtures. What I meant was, it's not the most cost-effective LED fixture, when you start looking at the DIY stuff. And if you can handle being a chef, DIY should be a piece of cake

I dont do electric. Been shocked too many times! I leave all but the most basic to the pros! I am sure in a few months more powerful and much cheaper lights will hit the market. The tech is very cheap to produce!! The lighting guy i consulted told me to wait.....I could not wait so I bought the best I could afford.

 

[Chefken]

I have these guys hooked up, work great on my 180

what are they exactly?

 

[Danger_Chicken]

I was considering the double brights for a new 100g build. I think this has changed my mind! Thanks for the review.

The double bright would work nicely on a shallow unplanted tank I guess....i had high hopes for it but it failed my deep tank!

I think something is wrong with your marinelands. I could see your tank needing two 36-48" to get complete coverage, but what that pic shows just isn't right.

Here's a cell phone pic of two 24" (half the leds as 36") on a 24" 240g and they are bright! I went and saw these in person. I was able to take perfect exposure pic's of the fish without a flash. 6" of water wont dim them that much. My metal halides have built led moon lights and when the transformers got old the lights got dim.

 

[aclockworkorange]

 

[Coues]

I have to correct myself! These Ecoxotic Panorama modules would grow plants, I just saw the PAR readings at 18" and it's enough to grow most light demanding plants. These are decent fixtures. What I meant was, it's not the most cost-effective LED fixture, when you start looking at the DIY stuff. And if you can handle being a chef, DIY should be a piece of cake

Jose, you got a link or thread for this DIY LED info? OP sorry to hijack. Like these lights, but if I can get the same result and pay less, no brainer.

 

[Chefken]

I think something is wrong with your marinelands. I could see your tank needing two 36-48" to get complete coverage, but what that pic shows just isn't right.

Here's a cell phone pic of two 24" (half the leds as 36") on a 24" 240g and they are bright! I went and saw these in person. I was able to take perfect exposure pic's of the fish without a flash. 6" of water wont dim them that much. My metal halides have built led moon lights and when the transformers got old the lights got dim.

I did say they look better in person....The room was fairly dark....However the same camera, same angle, and ambient lighting. The Doublebrights have half the pars as the Ecoxotic. With the Marineland only running the look is very natural....like a public aquarium. It is just too dim for my tastes. Others find the doublebrights to be very few lumens....especially for the dollar. How wide is your tank? The 24" depth difuses the light as does the Black background....