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Old 08-05-2015, 02:17 PM
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So I got my lights a week ago, took me about 10 minutes to actually get into the package it was wrapped so well. I got them hung and played around with the settings a bit and made a custom schedule that peaks @35%for blues and whites. nothing bleached so ill be going up to 40% peak today or tomorrow whenever I get around to changing it. fans are quiet which on my old coralife MH fixture were not.
even after the fixture has been running all day its still cool to the touch which is nice.
once again I feel the cord is short. they are 7 " off the water tank is 2 feet deep and the cord cant reach the ground so unless an outlet is basically centered behind the tank you need an extension cord.

I have done a massive cleaning on my tank vacuuming out all the sand and detritus (which with my rock stacked against the back wall was a far amount that I just couldnt get to) but between the cleaner water and the LEDs my colors sure POP more. the lights were backordered 2-6 weeks when I ordered so I was hoping to get the tank fully cleaned and have the MH run for a week or 2 or more and then when the LED came I could see what the LED did for colors but they were at my door in 2 weeks and 3 days so basically I finished cleaning the tank tuesday and the lights were here wednesday after work.

will update in a few months of use but initial thoughts are Im happy with them.
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