Right on thanks guys I'm ordering it as we speak:biggrin:

Cheers

I would suggest that you do not.....I am the one who bought it and it is no good as far as I can tell.

For the price he was asking I figured it would be a good time to see how cheap led lights worked compared to my halides and T5 setup.

It is a resounding "they do not!"

Now granted I have a 27" deep tank, so it may be ok for you. But the intensity seemed strong enough. I do not have a par meter so no real way of checking..

I have had this running at the end of my 8ft tank, beside my halide fixture. It is above my zoa garden, softies and monti.

Within three weeks my zoa colonies have shrunk and lost color. The softies seem ok, but are not what they were under the halide fixture.
The monti seems to be holding its color better, but hard to say anything about growth...

I put my halides back over the zoas etc three days ago and already see a difference.

I will admit that when I only turn on the blue leds at night the zoas pop like mad, but that does not mean the par/pur is any good for growth etc. I assume the UV/blacklight is just giving the color and not actinic. The whites just yellow the tank, not nice at all. My water is pretty clear when compared to a cup of RO/DI water next to it...

If you want to buy it, I will sell it to you...:) But save your money and buy an Aquabeam...Great pur numbers, quality build and the price is great as well. J&L has them and google it to see why I suggest you look at those instead of anything else. I am going to buy one once I sell this one...:)


On a side note, not sure if it is a "mars" led. No branding... Does not change my opinion of cheap led lights. Methinks you get what you pay for. Pur is more important than par and they all rave about par instead of pur


This is a good start to your research, before choosing IMO
http://www.americanaquariumproducts...._Lighting.html

Meant Aquaray, not Aquabeam...glug, glug , glug