Nav Posted April 22, 2017 Share Posted April 22, 2017 Hey all, So I have been running aqualina lights on my five foot tank (had 4x55 watt 10k/450nm bulbs and a moonlight) for the last six years but it seems line my light enclosure has died on me. I've been looking for led replacements but not quite sure what I can get on a budget that would mimic my old lights at least. My tank is pretty deep (3 ft deep) and has no plants. It's a african cichlid tank with a variety of mbuna. The advice I keep getting from lfs's is to go for radeons but that seems a bit over kill for lighting. I mainly want to mimic the actinic lighting and be able to hook up timers to both the moonlight and day lights. Anyone have suggestions? I was looking at the aqualina mr range (150cm) but that's a bit pricey at around $550. Found some beamworks hi lumen on ebay but don't think they will be powerful enough to get to the depths of my tank. Sent from my Nexus 6P using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AzFish Posted May 9, 2017 Share Posted May 9, 2017 Maybe take a look at makemyled.com.au and ask for a custom job? Vape Shop Sydney | Vape Shop | Vape Store | Vaporesso Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nav Posted May 9, 2017 Author Share Posted May 9, 2017 Sorry should have updated, I'm planning to buy a mr series led aqualina (custom job) five foot. The guys from aqualina came back to me with a few recommendations. I hadn't realised they could do custom jobs as well. Sent from my Pixel using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
azzah Posted July 11, 2017 Share Posted July 11, 2017 I know this post is s few months old but thought I'd mention there are some decent LED aquarium lights on eBay. I bought a 4 foot one for $80 and it looks great. Old light New led light New led light with moon light Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
azzah Posted July 11, 2017 Share Posted July 11, 2017 The blue looks better than that, it's the iPhone trying to adjust the picture that has made it look blurry Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ageofaquariums Posted July 14, 2017 Share Posted July 14, 2017 2 of the 4 foot long petworx multi spec would look mint, and help make all the fish colours pop. $139 each but yea mention Aquariumlife with us and we do a 10% discount Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueneon Posted July 30, 2017 Share Posted July 30, 2017 Just build your own. Way cheaper. Checkout King of Diy on YouTube. I built one and it's awesome. Cost less than $50 and has uses RGB LED with remote control. Looks great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nav Posted August 20, 2017 Author Share Posted August 20, 2017 Sorry, should have replied earlier, ended up going for two sp120 pros from aqualina. Work a treat, just wish the software allowed you to sync profiles for lights between multiple lights. Sent from my Moto G (5) Plus using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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