StiekIsOnIt
Seedling
Hi!
My name is Robin. I am from the Netherlands. Obviously the ukaps forum has been a welcome resource over the past years. I read and searched a lot on the ukaps forum, but couldn't find a suitable answer to my specific question. So I decided to register and ask it here, hoping it would bring me to a definitive conclusion.
To be honest, I've polled this on the r/PlantedTank reddit for the 120cm vs 90cm, which got me a 11 vs 9 voting result. Not significant if you ask me. Well, it makes me Google endlessly!
My tank
I own a rimless 120x40x50 tank. I don't have a light for this tank, but Chihiros as a brand has caught my fancy.
What size light(s)?
Balasz Farkas from green aqua indicates that a 90cm fixture is enough for a 120p tank at around 7:50 in this video ([link]https://youtu.be/7kOSrg_smy8[/link]). I tend to take his advice on ANYTHING. But with a long lasting purchase like an LED light, I wanted some more opinions, which eventually led me here. I'd love your opinions if you have time!
Chihiros
So I was looking to get a Chihiros WRGB II, of which the 90cm one is readily available to me, but the 120cm is not. The 60cm is also readily available, but I am unable to imagine if that would look bad, since 2x60 equals the width if the tank.
I will be suspending the light above the tank. Either from the roof or with a system.
The moneys?
2x60cm goes for 2x€165=€330
1x90cm would be about €240,
while the annoying 120cm would need to be imported from further away so estimating import tax and such fun would mean
1x120cm would be about €450.
Budget?
I have a max budget of 400 euros for a new light. So dual Solar RGB is not an option if you're wondering 🤗, and sadly that also excludes the Vivid 2.
WDYT?
My name is Robin. I am from the Netherlands. Obviously the ukaps forum has been a welcome resource over the past years. I read and searched a lot on the ukaps forum, but couldn't find a suitable answer to my specific question. So I decided to register and ask it here, hoping it would bring me to a definitive conclusion.
To be honest, I've polled this on the r/PlantedTank reddit for the 120cm vs 90cm, which got me a 11 vs 9 voting result. Not significant if you ask me. Well, it makes me Google endlessly!
My tank
I own a rimless 120x40x50 tank. I don't have a light for this tank, but Chihiros as a brand has caught my fancy.
What size light(s)?
Balasz Farkas from green aqua indicates that a 90cm fixture is enough for a 120p tank at around 7:50 in this video ([link]https://youtu.be/7kOSrg_smy8[/link]). I tend to take his advice on ANYTHING. But with a long lasting purchase like an LED light, I wanted some more opinions, which eventually led me here. I'd love your opinions if you have time!
Chihiros
So I was looking to get a Chihiros WRGB II, of which the 90cm one is readily available to me, but the 120cm is not. The 60cm is also readily available, but I am unable to imagine if that would look bad, since 2x60 equals the width if the tank.
I will be suspending the light above the tank. Either from the roof or with a system.
The moneys?
2x60cm goes for 2x€165=€330
1x90cm would be about €240,
while the annoying 120cm would need to be imported from further away so estimating import tax and such fun would mean
1x120cm would be about €450.
Budget?
I have a max budget of 400 euros for a new light. So dual Solar RGB is not an option if you're wondering 🤗, and sadly that also excludes the Vivid 2.
WDYT?
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