I am now in a market for some led lights, I like the look of both TMC and the Kessil lighting but I believe they don’t grow reds very well.
I have seen some lights on the web by a company called Aquatic life they do a model called the Freshwater Halo which apparently grows reds very well. They don’t need a controller as the system comes in two models a deluxe model with the built in timers and a slave unit that plugs into the deluxe model and responds to whatever has been programmed into the deluxe unit. This controller lacks more advanced features but it would appear to be more than adequate for my needs and you can use a third party controller if you wish.
The deluxe unit is around $350 and the slave unit around $300, the power consumption is rated at 85 watts and I believe you can daisy chain as many units together as you need.
One other nice feature is that each unit comes with two lenses an 80mm and a 110mm angle lens which is easy to swap out. If you need to use Swan necks they are available separately but are hollow and are designed so the power cables fit inside the unit making for a much cleaner look. I have contacted Aquatic life to see if they intend to trade in the UK or the EU. Currently I can only find these lights on Amazon and the price for the UK is a bit excessive at £382 for the slave unit compared to $300.
My tank is 72”x 24”x24”, I am not sold on any of the above led units so if anyone can think of any other lights that would suit my needs of being able to show reds to the best advantage and to penetrate down to 24” then I would be very grateful. I don’t have a preference for any type of hanging feature they can be for under the hood of hanging from the ceiling.
Thanks
Col
I have seen some lights on the web by a company called Aquatic life they do a model called the Freshwater Halo which apparently grows reds very well. They don’t need a controller as the system comes in two models a deluxe model with the built in timers and a slave unit that plugs into the deluxe model and responds to whatever has been programmed into the deluxe unit. This controller lacks more advanced features but it would appear to be more than adequate for my needs and you can use a third party controller if you wish.
The deluxe unit is around $350 and the slave unit around $300, the power consumption is rated at 85 watts and I believe you can daisy chain as many units together as you need.
One other nice feature is that each unit comes with two lenses an 80mm and a 110mm angle lens which is easy to swap out. If you need to use Swan necks they are available separately but are hollow and are designed so the power cables fit inside the unit making for a much cleaner look. I have contacted Aquatic life to see if they intend to trade in the UK or the EU. Currently I can only find these lights on Amazon and the price for the UK is a bit excessive at £382 for the slave unit compared to $300.
My tank is 72”x 24”x24”, I am not sold on any of the above led units so if anyone can think of any other lights that would suit my needs of being able to show reds to the best advantage and to penetrate down to 24” then I would be very grateful. I don’t have a preference for any type of hanging feature they can be for under the hood of hanging from the ceiling.
Thanks
Col