marineland double led lights

[big_bubba_B]

just wondering if these are worth getting and has anyone bought one and what is there feedback LED Aquarium Lighting Double Bright | Energy Efficient Solar and Lunar Settings

[hp10BII]

I'm using one over my shellie tank. The light is quite "white", probably not the best spectrum to bring out the nicest colour of your fish. Depending on how deep your tank is, it may not be bright enough for any plants you have. For tall planted tanks, you would probably need to supplement with other lights. For fish only, they are ok.

Otherwise, the simmer effect is nice and the package is sleek looking.

[Raf]

They are not very bright compared to LED lights coming out now. I would only use it as a moon light or accent light at best...

[tony1928]

I've heard that they work fine for tanks that aren't deep front to back as the LED's don't have alot of spread. Probably great for 12" deep tanks to maybe 18" deep. Also, I've heard people are annoyed that you can't control the moonlight and the regular light separately via a timer. I think the only way to switch from full lighting to moonlighting is via a rocker switch. You can modify of course, which many have done.

[Johnnyfishtanks]

i was thinking of getting the 60 inch one. would it be bad for plants ?

[jobber604]

Had mine for a year now. Gives a nice natural shimmering effect in the water column. Better if the tank is more than 12" in height. No complaints so far.
Had a few long discussion on this product last year:
Marineland LED fixture on 48" tank?
Marineland LED light

[mdwflyer]

I have 2 of the 36" lights on my 72" 135g african tank. Very happy with them.

Pro's: Don't get hot, bulbs don't burn out, electricity bill isn't high.

Con's: I run my lights on a timer, the light switch is day/off/night so I don't generally run the night lights. If you don't stay on top of water conditions, you can get spotlight effect.

[big_bubba_B]

mine is 22 front to back 32 top to bottom and 72 long will it be ok i dont have plants and it is a tropheus ,pleco and shellie tank

[big_bubba_B]

mdwflyer that looks awsome . i orderd just the double 48-60 light think that would be enough for my 179 ?

[jobber604]

mine is 22 front to back 32 top to bottom and 72 long will it be ok i dont have plants and it is a tropheus ,pleco and shellie tank

If you don't have plants, even better. Don't need to worry about all the spectrums etc etc. The plecos will definitely be more active with the LED lighting. They'll come out more often.