Marineland Double Bright LED Light

[RuGlu6]

http://www.jlaquatics.com/phpstore/store_pages/product-info.php?product_ID=ld-mldb3648
Any one has an opinion this? Marineland Double Bright LED Light

[monocus]

i have a 4' one-they are ok but for fish only-i experimented with some birdsnest,a scroll coral,zenia,and various zoos in a 30 gal nano-12x12x48-scrolls ok for now and some of the zoos-

[vaporize]

yep they are good for VERY VERY shallow tank or fish-only. not bright enough for corals comparing to the wide range of reef-ready lighting out there.

[Cal_stir]

there are not enough blue leds, and the rocker switch allows you to switch from white and blue, to blue only, and off. not much timer control

[Wayne]

These are only fish only lights and will not grow corals. I emailed the company and that was the response I got from them. Also I know that one LFS pulled them off there shelves not to long ago because of a recall...

I really hope LED technology can take off and be more affordable but today, there are very few examples.

[monocus]

the par at 1 inch below the water is 75-at 4 inches 34-

[viperfish]

Marineland just released a "Reef Capable" version of the LED fixture http://reefbuilders.com/2010/08/31/exclusive-unboxing-reef-capable-led-fixture-marineland/

[scherzo]

I wonder if this would be good for someone who only ran T5s and wanted to get that "shimmer" effect?

I've always thought of trying that to save electricity. I wonder if you would still see the shimmer in a 2 foot deep tank.

[viperfish]

I am running one on my 27 Gal Seahorse tank. They aren't bright at all and a little too low on the colour spectrum for my liking. It does give a shimmer effect but like I said, very dull. I would wait for the Reef Capable, I have a feeling they're only going to be OK for softies and zoas etc. but they should be brighter and a little bluer.