This light is just like the ones at PetSmart, but smaller. I have a 30 gallon long tank and I bought 2 of them. I really like the night light and the fact that they don't get hot.Alrght these actually rock~ I had to cut a bit into the plastic rim of my aqueon five gallon tank to fit it but once I did this thing was the BOMB.
I had the tank full of java fern, java moss, morimo ball, rotalal, some small grass species, and then some anubias.
Nothing got algae on it and we'd leave it on for over 10+ Hours at times if we forgot to turn it off. It also doesn't get hot to the touch, and was very cheap. I love this thing, every week on my low tech 5g a new anubias leaf would pop up. I highly HIGHLY Recommend using this on tanks 5g and below its amazing. I was very skeptical but after using it was great!!Considering the power requirement of only THREE watts I thought I'd give these units a try on my aquarium. I placed one on a 20 gallon high and it seemed a little dim so I added a second one and it looked very nice! The only question at this point is the longevity of the unit itself. I have heard that many of these less expernsive fixtures are prone to short life spans. I have had two running nine hours a day on the aquarium I mentioned for over a month with no issues. So far, so good and I'm very happy with the results. The only isssue worth mentioning at this point is they are designed to mount on an aquarium (the newer 'nano' style tank) without the plastic edges, that is directly to the glass. I worked around this by using a section of "luan" plywood which I clamped below the tank andf have it jutting about two inches above. This works very well. The cost savings in electricity alone will be well worth the purchase price if the durability is adequate. BTW, four stars is due to the longevity issue.This is not a big light but it works great for my 6 Gal tank. I also like that the light is enegy efficient and does not get hot. I have searced and even though the price of shipping is nearly half the price of the product it is still a very good deal. I have only had this for about a month so I do not know how long it will last but so far it has done a very good job.This light flickers one and off, and when it does stay on it switch randomly from whites to blue. Also the clamp won't fir over a standard rim!!!
Ringlit® 2013 New Version! 3W Aquarium 3 Mode Flexible Tank Lamp 48 LED White & Blue Light 85-265V
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on Friday, August 1, 2014
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