Whats Your Opinions On This Light?

[mark7616]

I was thinking of buying this to go over my tank my tanks is 101x41x50 would it be ok???

http/cgi.ebay.co.uk/Real-light-Halide-la...oQQcmdZViewItem

 

[robbhp]

i came very close to getting one of these my self. i must say that when i was looking at them they filled every box. but i don't know, there is just some thing about the silver sun range that doesn't sit right with me.

sorry wish i could help you a bit more

 

[mark7616]

Do you think I need to go to 250w or would I get away with 150w I suppose if I went with the 250w and sat it 10" above the water the tank wouldnt heat up so much.

 

[rictheredneck]

i too dont know much about them but i will be intrigued in know how they perform if you get them, keep us updated!

 

[robbhp]

what size is your tank again ?

 

[mark7616]

101x41x50

 

[bobf]

101x41x50

Is your tank 41 tall or 50 tall?

My tank is 41cm tall and I have the twin 150w (4ft) version of that light and it seems pretty good to me. On the heat issue, mine is now suspended 14" above the water and I still have fans running intermittently (on a thermostat) to keep the temp at 78/79. Evaporation is about 2.5l per day.

Prior to this I had the lights lower and the temp shot up to the mid 80's hence raising it and adding the fans.

On the lights themselves, I would definately say they are 'built to a price' but do the job well enough and look smart enough. One concern I had is that there is no power switch, despite the ebay photos showing one - I emailed the seller about this and his response was "... you have the newer version - people use timers now". The light has three separate power leads (halides/actinic/moonlight leds) - easy enough to add an in-line switch. Comes from Germany so took a couple of weeks to arrive, but well packed. I paid £215 in an auction by the way - don't go for the buy it now option - you'll get them cheaper in the auctions the same seller does (or did?)

Would I buy them again - yes.

 

[SkiFletch]

I'll have to agree with bobf on this one, with a tank that long you'll need twin halides. Even a 250 way above the tank won't really get to the sides with any significant success.