Flanagan001 Posted October 26, 2013 Report Share Posted October 26, 2013 Can anyone advise what type of lighting will make my fish sparkle. Make their pearls shine and bring their colour out. I feed them Hikari red (has colour enhancers) pellets. I have red devils x 2 Flowerhorn Red Texas Jag x Texas x6 Clown loach x 2 Bristlenose C Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the cichlid kid Posted October 26, 2013 Report Share Posted October 26, 2013 What size tank? The aquazonic miracle led lights are meant to be good. AquaZonic Miracle LED Aquarium Lighting - PondQuip They only go up to 4ft though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shawry74 Posted October 26, 2013 Report Share Posted October 26, 2013 I bought a Fluval LED Sea last month and have found it to be a great light. The colours in my Tang Tank are nothing short of spectacular. Although they are a little pricey, the colour enhancement is well worth it. Check this review.. Product Review: Hagen Fluval Sea LED Light - Reefs.com Here's the light in my 4ft tank Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoilingPoint Posted October 26, 2013 Report Share Posted October 26, 2013 I've only got a cheap LED plant light from ebay, and it pales in comparison to the light from my Aqua One Fluro. But it's all about quality, a good quality LED would most likely pale my Aqua One in comparison. Depends on what you're willing to spend, and whether you worry about how much energy they use. Personally the Fluro's are brighter (Assumingly that would allow your fish to shine better), but the LED's are more energy efficient (And can still look very good, especially if you get some of the more expensive ones) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flanagan001 Posted October 26, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 26, 2013 My tank is 6ft but at present only has a 4ft, 4 tube flouro. All tubes are white so WD were going to buy pink and blue but then thought maybe we should go a different way. I do want the best light to show fish off but energy efficient. The current tubes are 55watts each. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flanagan001 Posted October 26, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 26, 2013 (edited) I bought a Fluval LED Sea last month and have found it to be a great light. The colours in my Tang Tank are nothing short of spectacular. Although they are a little pricey, the colour enhancement is well worth it. Check this review.. Product Review: Hagen Fluval Sea LED Light - Reefs.com Here's the light in my 4ft tank That looks great. I love the set up and lighting. I checked out the link to website, wow. Only 42.5watts to run with every led on. For me to use the 4tubes I have on my light I would use 220watts. That'sa huge saving. They ddidn't say how much they were though. Edited October 26, 2013 by Flanagan001 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flanagan001 Posted October 26, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 26, 2013 6 ft tank but currently using a 4ft light. I'll take a look at the site. Thanks. What size tank?The aquazonic miracle led lights are meant to be good. AquaZonic Miracle LED Aquarium Lighting - PondQuip They only go up to 4ft though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flanagan001 Posted October 26, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 26, 2013 What size tank?The aquazonic miracle led lights are meant to be good. AquaZonic Miracle LED Aquarium Lighting - PondQuip They only go up to 4ft though I'm using a 4ft now so maybe it'd be OK. I'll need to look around more. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bully Posted October 26, 2013 Report Share Posted October 26, 2013 Go the Led lighting.. I got mine from stringer in manly.. 5 foot long strips, two colours & on a dimmer.. Price was good, go the 50/50 power tho Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluebelle Posted October 26, 2013 Report Share Posted October 26, 2013 Go the Led lighting.. I got mine from stringer in manly.. 5 foot long strips, two colours & on a dimmer.. Price was good, go the 50/50 power tho Could you possibly take a pic to show what those lights look like? What is the wattage? I was thinking of retrofitting t8 led tubes, but the colour range is limited. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shawry74 Posted October 26, 2013 Report Share Posted October 26, 2013 Found a link for the Fluval LED Marine for sale at a reasonable price and also a video review which helped me seal the deal on purchasing one. Enjoy. Fluval LED Sea Marine & Reef Full Spectrum Performance 46W 122-145cm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shawry74 Posted October 27, 2013 Report Share Posted October 27, 2013 Also, I appreciate the comment Flanagan001 on my tank, still trying to get it perfect. Hope the info provided helps with yr selection. Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shanoz Posted October 27, 2013 Report Share Posted October 27, 2013 What size tank?The aquazonic miracle led lights are meant to be good. AquaZonic Miracle LED Aquarium Lighting - PondQuip They only go up to 4ft though X2 on this.................. I will be adding a 4ft one of these to my 6x2x2!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oromis Posted October 28, 2013 Report Share Posted October 28, 2013 Recently due to our flouros screwing up we replaced ours with LED and we went for a Dalua SS90 and so far it's good. Colours look good, much better than our old sylvania aqua star and grolux tubes did. The main thing for us though is that the plants love it and it's easier to take photos in the tank. it's actually brighter to the camera than 4 39W T5HOs were SS Freshwater Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozmo Posted October 28, 2013 Report Share Posted October 28, 2013 Recently due to our flouros screwing up we replaced ours with LED and we went for a Dalua SS90 and so far it's good. Colours look good, much better than our old sylvania aqua star and grolux tubes did. The main thing for us though is that the plants love it and it's easier to take photos in the tank. it's actually brighter to the camera than 4 39W T5HOs wereSS Freshwater What depth is your tank? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oromis Posted October 28, 2013 Report Share Posted October 28, 2013 Its a 3x2x2 so the light has some pretty decent penetration. The plants seem to like it and it really brings out the blue stripes on our dwarf gourami. As far as plants go they seem to like it but we've only had it set up for a week so we can't be too sure. But the one set up at the store seemed to be growing plants really well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozmo Posted October 28, 2013 Report Share Posted October 28, 2013 (edited) [MENTION=10433]Oromis[/MENTION] any chance of a photo? Cheers, Rob EDIT: Or video if you can Edited October 28, 2013 by ozmo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oromis Posted October 28, 2013 Report Share Posted October 28, 2013 Sure, no worries. The first image is straight out of the camera and color wise looks off compared to what it looks like to me. The second one is after I processed the RAW and to my eye it looks spot on for colours. I would post a video but im having trouble using the camera lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
