I have afresh water aquarium. I have live plants that aren't getting enough sunlight. Which do I get- Double Bright LED or Reef Capable LED
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Probably reef capable. I have this in a planted tank but with plants that only need low light
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The Marineland lighting lights up my tanks enough to grow plants. I have not use the Reef Capable. Sorry.
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My plants have have thrived with my double bright LED. My roommate who used to have a planted tank is impress with how the plants are doing. I wouldnt know about the reef capable LED
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Get two. I love mine. No problems with the lights or the company. My corals and fish are doing amazing. Was definately worth the money.
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The hood comes with one sun replica bulb. It brings out the natural colors of the fish. If you want to have your aquatic life glow, you will need to replace the bulb. Previous factory lights were closer to a black light. Newer hoods will mostly come with sun type lights. It's not a bad thing by any means. It does however give a greener glow to the tank. I hope this helps in your decision. By the way, I have been raising fish for about 39 years. I somehow have always had a fish tank since I was a kid. You name it, I most likely have raised it. Mostly fresh water but, have had a few marine tanks. Fresh water is just easier and less time consuming.
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It works wonderfully on my 29 mixed reef with SPS in the top half however the ~2" at the sides of the tank are a little under-lit. It is definitely bright enough for the depth of a 75 gallon but I would recommend using 2 lights to fully light the length of the tank.
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Hi, ClydeG, Both light are enough for your tank. You can choose any one you prefer.
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greetings, this lamp for marine aquariums REEF .. not for freshwater aquarium. Check and read carefully before making an unnecessary expense. If you want to buy is your decision: I do not know what the behavior of plants inside the aquarium with the lighting. I recommend and look ORBIT LED lamps .. Greetings. NelsonC
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Probably not bright enough for a reef tank. Marine land makes one that is reef bright though. If you were using it in conjunction with other lights to fill out the color spectrum and add intensity it would work. Other than that I've been pleased with mine, I did have an issue with it, but marine land had a new one to me in under a week.
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Well its not giving us much information about spectrum but lumen level seems a bit lower then I would like, Using a fixture like this then I would stick to low to medium light level plants, if the mediums die out then you know you need to stick with low light level plants like java fern and anubias. Also depends on how deep of a tank you have. Try a few listed above, Would not buy a lot to try as they might end up dead.
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No you will need 2 lights, to light up the entire tank for corals to thrive.
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The light is awesome for lps and sps corals. It should be good for an anemone too but it depends on what the anemone likes.
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Wouldn't recommend it if you wanna keep more than fish. For the price okay light but i use mine on my refugium. Leds no strong enough to get good coral growth.
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I switched from the fluorescent to the led lighting to help lower water temp and have had no problems. However, the "white" lighting that comes with the fixture was a bit odd (warm white), so I purchased a ColorMax bulb to go in the fixture as well. I have Shubunkins (just pretty goldfish) and low light, live plants. All are doing well. I'd recommend the fixture.
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Hello, If you are growing corals you should have also purchased the all white one as well. I ordered one of each and modified them to fit together and its working well. The blue comes on first for simulated morning and stays on all day the white comes on early afternoon and stays on for 6 hours the blue turns off last in the evening. Obviously you can set the times to fit your viewing needs. You will need two seperate timers. These are great little LEDs for the price. Hope this helps a bit
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No, it is not the same. We have two of these on our planted freshwater tank. We also have two of the Reef Capable LED lights on our saltwater tank. Definitely different, but both work well for us.
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I do not recommend if you have coral, but for fish only maybe. Im using these light for 40g breed tank. Fish only with live rock
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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.
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I am not sure but I have had the coral life for about a year and my plants did horrible. They were doing great but now hardly anything grows. Unless you have a shallow tank I would get something stronger.