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[Luke.]

Looking for a refuge light .. Small and can hang or a 90 degree goose neck or something , want to here what’s out there size is

20” long 8”x9” and half is sand bed , Love to hear what you got

 

[Matt1997]

UFO 150 watt on amazon. Awesome light

 

[Josh]

UFO was great but mine died after 6 months.

 

[Luke.]

UFO was great but mine died after 6 months.

did you replace it with another ? Or what did you end up getting the 2nd round ?

 

[Matt1997]

At $50 you can buy 10 to meet a kessil price tag

 

[Luke.]

@Matt1997 @Josh
This guy here ?
https://www.amazon.ca/Waterproof-Fl...ium+light&qid=1594910723&sprefix=refug&sr=8-6

 

[Matt1997]

No. Hold on

 

[Matt1997]

https://www.amazon.ca/Niello-Light-...keywords=ufo+grow+light&qid=1594917226&sr=8-4

 

[Matt1997]

I clear out 1/2 of my refugium of chaeto once a week. About 24x12x12” area.

 

[Luke.]

I clear out 1/2 of my refugium of chaeto once a week. About 24x12x12” area.

Awesome thanks Matt . Roughly how high above water line you have yours ?

 

[Matt1997]

I’d say about 8” or so

 

[Josh]

Mine cost me 19.99
it was a "Vander" brand name. Not listed on amazon anymore, when mine died i checked the comments and found its a pretty common power supply issue.

Any of the 300w black box grow led's will probably last longer. I replaced mine with a 300w "black box" grow led. It has 2 sets of led's one is a blue/white and one is red/pink. I used just the reds personally.

I felt like such an ass I was in bragging to @Winks and recommended the light to him and 3 days later it was dead lol

 

[Josh]

COMMENT SECTION


Timothy D.
1.0 out of 5 stars These units fail after just 3-4 months
Reviewed in Canada on March 26, 2020
Color Name: Updated Version UFO 150wVerified Purchase
I have purchased 2 of these units and they have both failed after just 3 months.
I use these in my Saltwater Tanks in open SUMP area for refugium growth and chaeto growth.
My cabinets are pretty open to air but they still fail. I'm not sure if its the saltwater and or just moisture.
BUYER BEWARE any type of moisture gets inside this unit and the light will FAIL.

 

[Matt1997]

Reef2reef loves them

 

[Matt1997]

They are built identically to black boxes. They are all made in the same Chinese factories. If you trust a black box over your tank, then using one of these isn’t much different. Just like black boxes, these lights are not waterproof. Is any light really waterproof though?

With that said, I’ve been very happy with mine so far. Fills a large ziplock bag with chaeto 1-2 times a week.

 

[Luke.]

View attachment 21063 They are built identically to black boxes. They are all made in the same Chinese factories. If you trust a black box over your tank, then using one of these isn’t much different. Just like black boxes, these lights are not waterproof. Is any light really waterproof though?

With that said, I’ve been very happy with mine so far. Fills a large ziplock bag with chaeto 1-2 times a week.

that’s with the UFO lights you sent in the link ?

 

[Matt1997]

Prior to using this one, I was using a waterproof 50 watt LED flood light. The same ones I used on the plant wall. It worked perfectly fine as well. Costed around $40

 

[Matt1997]

Yes, I pulled that out on Monday and here’s a pic today.

 

[Matt1997]

My tank does run abnormally high nutrient levels as well

 

[Matt1997]

The plant wall. Note the supplemental grow lights. Again used in a very humid environment occasionally subjected to direct contact with water.