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[slink]

Is anyone running something similar to these?

http://www.ebay.com....#ht_5822wt_1141

Interested in running these in my fish room but want to make sure they a bright and work well before I go ahead.

cheers
slink

[sandgroper]

Warm white, Cool white and Day light white all put out a yellow light spectrum. This is more noticable when these lights are placed over water, warm being the yellowish, cool yellow and dayligh pale yellow tinge. The Daylight is the pick of the three, hope that helps. cheers Steve

[Leigh]

Hi Mate,
run these myself in my garage. Turned off all other light and took a few snaps to try and show you.

Best described as a soft glow. OK for a bit of light to feed and stuff but no real intensity or penetrating power to light. Suspect that most will not find them sufficient. Perhaps 2 or 3 rows over each tank may help but I still suspect that lack of intensity may be a problem.

The soft glow works well however for my Pep BN's. Light enough for me to sit and watch, but soft enough that they feel brave enough to explore.

Lee

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[werdna]

Warm white, Cool white and Day light white all put out a yellow light spectrum.

Not my ones, Brett and I were scoping them out on his 4ft rack today and they dont look yellow at all, looks a perfect white actually!

[slink]

thanks heaps leigh yeah they don't throw out anywhere near as much light as I thought they would.... hmm.... might have to go back to the drawing board I think.

[mike87]

hi slink, i have some lights similar to these - http://www.hero-leds...ual-p-2625.html

i have found they are a lot brighter than the strip lights but are not very good for big tanks. what size is the tank do you want to light up?
i also have some RGB strip lights as well that i want to get rid of.

pm me if you would like to try some, i live in ellenbrook.

cheers mike.

Edited by mike87, 14 October 2012 - 04:46 PM.

[slink]

Cheers mike pm sent

[slink]

How does everyone light up numerous tanks with out raising the power bill too much?

[Bowdy]

How many tanks and what situation. Light the room if there just on single stands.

[slink]

hi bowdy there are 10 tanks in total atm and they are in my garage. They are on the racks that I got off you not long ago just welded them up so I can fit tanks top and bottom.