LED Pendants?

[celebrist]

Shop light with good bulbs

i did that for my 150 for years, ballasts can be loud however

 

[celebrist]

I bought this from Ebay, at very good price.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/72-84-Multi...222715?hash=item3cfef0a9bb:g:eEkAAOSwBahVFMsj

Another one I bought is submersible tube that I tied with fish line in the front rim to provide front light. It is dimmer but provides front lighting.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Remote-Cont...hash=item3d1a258a5c:m:mMlEscto-PVbLU25FhDJP0Q

All my tanks are lighted with cheap China made LED from Ebay. I have no problem with any of them, and the oldest ones are 3 years old, still shining.

my beamsworks are rock solid, it was the individual red/blue bulbs that did not last more than a year or two

 

[millerkid519]

Just this thing

 

[millerkid519]

i did that for my 150 for years, ballasts can be loud however

Mine don't make noise yet it's hard to tell over the overflow and lifeguard pump but I can get led bulbs for 30 a piece so I might just do that.

 

[Angelphish]

For larger tanks strip lights tend to be one of the more cost effective options.

 

[RyanM]

I was looking for a fixed point LED (like the PAR38) to get the shimmer effect. I have a 4 bulb T5 fixture made for hydroponics over my main tank now, but it doesn't have that pop I am looking for.

 

[Angelphish]

I was looking for a fixed point LED (like the PAR38) to get the shimmer effect. I have a 4 bulb T5 fixture made for hydroponics over my main tank now, but it doesn't have that pop I am looking for.

The water should shimmer as long as the surface is moving.

 

[Imsobored152]

Kessils are nice, but not cheap

 

[RyanM]

Kessils are nice, but not cheap

yeah, I was thinking about the Kessil A80, but they aren't cheap and the mounting bracket it comes with would be worthless.

 

[jsc]

They are expensive! It's seems like all the pendant lighting is for growing plants or coral. I don't need that. I just want a dimmable light that I can adjust the color to my liking. I think the light companies are forgetting that customer.