Calling All Light Experts For A Review

rtspeed

Member
Does anyone think that 5 of these Panels plus some Anthicis will be enough over a 125.
Product Information
ALL WHITE LED Aquarium and Grow Light Panel 225 LED 110 Volt
PRODUCT INFORMATION
DESCRIPTION: Quality built ALL White 225 LED Aquarium and Grow Light Panel This 12 by 12 inch LED panel has 225 super bright white LEDs. It is powerful enough to light a room yet consumes only 13.8 Watts !
FEATURES: Solid state, Cooler running, High efficiency, Wide angle, all WHITE LED Aquarium and plant light.
BENEFITS: This panel has no ballasts to burn out like other aquarium or plant lights. It runs at a warm temperature rather than very hot which is common with most other inefficient plant lights. This more controlled running temperature reduces water evaporation and keeps rooms with tanks and plants from getting uncomfortably hot in the summer months requiring additional air conditioning. They save electricity dual fold. This state of the art WHITE LED panel tank and plant light is extremely energy efficient paying for itself many times over each year in electricity savings. It saves 50% to 90% in energy consumption compared to incandescent bulbs or fluorescent tubes. Wide angle projection insures uniform coverage. This specialty all WHITE LED Aquarium and grow light panel is designed to allow you to custom tailor the light spectrum for maximum growth and breeding condition.
The purity and power of this all WHITE LED panel has been scientifically designed to provide large illumination coverage of 2 square feet. 14 to 16 hours per day is all that is necessary for maximum fish metabolism and plant health by accelerating activity and plant photosynthesis. The typical white plant lights that run at high temperatures consume excessive electricity, wasting money. LEDs turn on instantly and can be turned on and off by hand each day or work well with all standard lamp timers.
We also carry ALL BLUE grow light panels for bulking up the size of plants to increase their flower carrying capacity and all RED grow light panels to trigger maximum bud development, flower blossoming and fruit growth. We also have blended Red and Blue LED grow lights that have both wavelengths that are for accelerating growth and flowering.
These LED light panels are perfect as all year permanent Aquarium and Plant lights for Fish, Amphibians, Reptiles, Mammals, Insects and Plant tanks and benches. They are especially productive for spring vegetable and flower seedling development.
Specifications:
Body material: Thermoplastic
Circuitry board material: Diecast Chrome
225 Super Bright LEDs
Color: WHITE 6000-7000K
Working Voltage: 110V (Plug in To North America Standard Outlet)
Power: 13.8 Watts
Dimensions: 12 ¼ inches (30.5cm) square
Thickness: Low profile 1.25"
Power cord length: 48 inches
Recommended coverage: One panel per 2 square feet for full illumination.
 

mr_x

Active Member
it doesn't list lumens. it just says "it will light a whole room". i ordered one for the heck of it. i'm going to experiment with it.
 

boat guy

New Member
i have 4 panels on my 115 gal fo, will be fowlr soon. been running for 6 mounths. the fish seem ok.a frag of zoos multipying .and 2 aninomies in thier.all seam ok .i am setting up a reef tank ,will put the aninomies in thier when ready.lights probole not enough for them. for fish only i would say they work good and low power.had a little alage problem but the clean up crew took care of that. hope this helps al o.
 

grue

Member
Agreed. GROW light. Most reef tank lights are 10k or Higher. I know some people use 6k for growing out corals then coloring them up with a 20k. So I would say Fish only. At least untill they come up with a panel that will give ya 10k 12k 14k or 20k lighting. I would also have to question the par at 2' of water. Let's face it no one wants to have to pay to drive metal halides. But nothing on the market today is going to give you that Shimmer, or that 100+ par at the bottom of your tank.
My 2 Cents
Grue
 

rtspeed

Member
Do you have a pice so i could see the light penetration. Also how deep is your tank and what type of Anemenos
 

rtspeed

Member
Originally Posted by Grue
http:///forum/post/2696527
Agreed. GROW light. Most reef tank lights are 10k or Higher. I know some people use 6k for growing out corals then coloring them up with a 20k. So I would say Fish only. At least untill they come up with a panel that will give ya 10k 12k 14k or 20k lighting. I would also have to question the par at 2' of water. Let's face it no one wants to have to pay to drive metal halides. But nothing on the market today is going to give you that Shimmer, or that 100+ par at the bottom of your tank.
My 2 Cents
Grue
This is true, but my solaris on my 300 is the best for shimmer hands down, just don't felt like forking over another 4 grand for a light. Also they do make them in a 20K range i called them and asked if the could make a panel that was half blue (460nM) and half 14000K, the rep told me that it could be done for about double the price of a regular unit.
 

mr_x

Active Member
i have seen a few solaris fixtures in action and i was not impressed. can you post a few pics of your 300? are there large dark spaces between the light panels?
meanwhile, 6000k is a very good color temp for corals. i disagree with "some people use 6k for growing out corals then coloring them up with a 20k." you have to figure out exactly what spectrum is coming out of the lamp in question.
it's on a lamp to lamp basis. check out sanjay's lighting pages.
i'm going to put various corals under this panel and see what happens. i'll post my results. i'm not going to put a PAR meter or do a spectral analysis on it, because i don't have equipment for that. but i'll grow some stuff. worst case scenario, i was looking for a new refugium light. if it's bright enough, it will be ok for that.
 

boat guy

New Member
i have a plant in there and it is growing ok. i would like to hear how they do corals also. i used them because i need to run a new elec . breaker and wire.old house i will be doing so on my next tank.
 

boat guy

New Member
they need to be side beside. tryed spacing them out did not like it. i also tryied blue rope lights, got to hot took them off i will be adding one more blue panel soon. that way they will almost touch acrossed my tank.
 

rtspeed

Member
Yeah the dark area are horrible so i put a power compact across that area where the panels are split.
Only good picture i have right now but it looks total different and is covered in coraline, this was the 2 month of the tank.
 

rtspeed

Member
Originally Posted by boat guy
http:///forum/post/2696607
your corals look good. how old is your tank ?
in that picture is about 2 to 4 months old, and just for size refrence the bubble coral in that pic is about the size of a 5 gal bucket top.
 
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