Aqualight 20 96W 6700K Quad Power Compact Strip

• Sleek aluminum housing is durable & looks beautiful
• This high output fixtures includes two built in cooling fans
• Built in electronic ballast
• Highly polished reflector, and an acrylic splash guard and lens
• Includes a 96w Quad Tube 6700k Bulb

Positive:

It can be hard to find a PC Quad this size. I was very pleased to find this light!

It has fans, which keep it (and your water) cooler.

It's heavy-duty it has survived a few short dunks in the water.

It has stayed clean (no dust or corrosion of parts).

Switch is covered in rubber, protecting it from wear and exposure to water.

Negative:

The lid is a bit wide if using it on a 10 gallon with a hang-on-the-back filter, a glass lid probably won't open.

It got a bit noisy after the first month of use. Cleaning the fans out regularly helps with this.

Notes:

The fans and lights are controlled by one cord and one switch. It's all on, or none of it is.

PC bulbs need to be replaced every 6-12 months to preserve spectrum, although they last for years. (I use mine to winter my plants when I put new ones on the aquariums.)

All in all, I would buy it again!

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I've started replacing all my T5s and T8s systems with this light on 55 gallon aquariums. All my tanks are heavily planted with high to low light needs. This light has been outstanding for my plant growth and colors. The replacement bulbs are a bit more expensive than 5s and 8s but last much longer without dimming with age. High output LEDs are just too expensive and still don't match the quality of this lighting system. I've bought three of these system and all have performed fantastic.

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This light is the perfect size for my 30 cube tank, This size and type is hard to find and my plants are loving the 3watts per gallon I'm getting. This light does penetrate the deeper tank well and looks very stylish. Very glad I found it.

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I bought this for a very tall 55g hexagon shaped tank. This tank requires a lot of light penetration but leaves little room for the typical sized fixtures for this volume of water. This size was perfect for the top of the tank, and left enough room to place a second fixture of this size on top if I decided to get some high maintenance flora. The color spectrum is as advertised, on the blue end of daylight. Great for freshwater.

I only have two criticisms. First, as mentioned, the fans are noisy. Far more so than the canister filter I'm using, which sits outside of my tank stand. Secondly, and this may be due to the seller (MarineandReef), there was no documentation included. I would have at least enjoyed seeing some warranty information.

Overall, a very good product, and I would buy again.