Creating a 55 gallon Discus only, bare-bottom tank. Would these lights be overkill? Any thoughts?
1707353
Mine is a 55 gallon with African Aggressive. I think it works great. It is slightly shorter than the tank but lights it nicely. I really like the 'moon light'.
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In my 20 gallon the bright white is fairly bright but not overly so. However, I have a taller tank than most average ones and I have a gravel bottom. The blue light is awesome. The fish can be highlighted. The fish can still be given extra light without overpowering them.
1707355
No I actually have 5 discus with others in a community low tech planted tank. They are not bothered by the lights at all. When it comes on they actually come out because they are used to me feeding when the lights go on. (it's on a timer). If your discus were always in the dark then any light will scare them but give it time and they will be fine.
1707356
There are other brands for a similar price. I bought two of these Marineland units and both failed within 15 months. My latest set (2 for my 120) are from Current USA. They have customizable colors (which can produce very nice color variations in the fish with very small "tweaks" to the lighting), and variable brightness. The Current USA brand would be ideal for the tank you describe.
1707357
I honestly think you will be okay, they are not as bright as I thought they would be. I have the 24" on a 20gal long with plants and am going to upgrade to something brighter. Hope this helps you.
2268660
I use a foot-long bubble stone bar at the back of the tank, and the fish love it. They play in it all the time. As for the lights, they have a covering over them, but it is not a total enclosure (I think the lights would get too hot and burn out faster if they were TOTALLY enclosed.) But you can get light cheap at WalMart, etc. I just keep some on hand. The main problem is the "barnacles" that can accumulate on the covering over the lights, but if you're good about wiping them off every week or so, it's not an issue, and will keep the lighting in the tank bright.
620673
No not for a planted tank. I recommend 3w per gallon. I bought this light for my 30 gallon and it's just to keep my discus looking brighter.
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I think you would be more happy with the "Current USA Satellite Freshwater LED Plus Light for Aquarium, 48 to 60-Inch". I ended up ordering one of those. You can dim it, select different color spectrums, etc. it has a remote control, and it is more energy efficient.
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It should be ok but you will need 2 of them. They don't put out a ton of light but with 2 you should be ok as they are dimmable. Or, buy just one and decide after you try it if you want another. I have an 80 gallon at work and have 3, once is only running blue and the other 2 are at 100 blue and 55 white. With a smaller tank you have to remember you have less LEDs too.
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I have only one light on my 72 gallon bowfront (48" long, 24" deep) and it looks great; however, the far sides are not brightly lit. My corals are doing very well but I have softies, zoas, mushrooms etc. Two lights would be ideal and I would imagine a necessity for sps corals, clams etc.
620674
No. This light is mainly just to light up thr tank and show off the fish. I have the same tank and I am using this light as well as the current USA freshwater planted+ light. Look at that one because it will provide you with medium light.
1654803
the lights can't be chained togeather. When I had my lights in the water on the bottom of the aquarium, I didn't like the look. You could see each LED lite. I have them ontop of the tank shining down into the water. Much nicer, I think
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I have one fixture on a 75 gallon tank and it is more than enough, but my tank isn't as deep as a 90 gallon would be - the water depth is probably something to consider too. I have LPS, SPS and soft corals and they are all doing well (too well in some cases). If you are only going to have fish and/or soft corals then I am sure you have plenty of light. If you have a lot of SPS all over the tank you MIGHT consider a second, but only if you have species that need a large amount of light. If I had to chose, I would buy one, then see what it looks like.
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I run 2 48" end to end on my 300 gallon fresh water tank---lighting is great!
1033920
I have two on my forty eight inch tank which covers the entirety of the tank, placing one may not be enough depending on the corals you play on the edges of the tank. Currently I have brains, pegoda cups, hammers, polpys, mushrooms, sponges and birdnests corals. All are doing very well at 2/3 volume. I started off with half volume on the lights to get the corals acclimated. The plugs are your typical 120 volt 3 prong plugs that works with any normal household outlet.
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The tank is made to grow coral . With that being said if you just add the white led I still don't think there will be enough light . It comes with dual bulbs so you can take out one and it shouldn't get too hot . Plus the tank comes with light fan to cool it down .i'm growing coral with mine and I don't have heat problems . The problem that you will have is with all the lights you will grow alge . Good for reef bad for fresh water .
1917820
If you have an all glass top you could get a 24, though it wouldn't be stable sitting there. Assuming you have an open tank, you can either get a 30, or 2 12" lights. The 2 12s would certainly be more costly, but might give you more control over the light output.
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I have a 55g aquarium and I bought two. I would recommend that you buy three for a 150g tank. There is definitely enough power to the lights as well. I have mine set at 30% whites and 45% blues.
1859411
I got the same tank as you and ordered these last year. They work pretty well for my heavy planted aquarium.You don't need to set it up separately. All you need to do is to clip the new light onto your original set up.
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I use it in a 55 gallon aquarium...although it is only as long as 1/2 it lights up the whole thing sufficiently. It is obviously dimmer at the far end but still sufficient. The intensity levels for the white and blue LEDs have 5 different settings.
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Glofish website suggests using blue LED lighting, so I assume this fits the bill. However, I can't say for sure if this will work best, for I use it to light my FOWLR tank. Sorry can't help you much. It is a very cheap system (light+power supply), won't set you back at all.