Aquatic Life Light T5 HO 6-Lamp 4-Lunar Aquarium Light, 48-Inch

I purchased this lighting fixture for my 90 gallon reef tank. The dimensions of my tank are 48 x 18 x 24" (deep) and this light puts out plenty of light (if not too much) for what I have.

The fixture itself is very durable and has a convenient (and removable) acrylic splash guard to protect your bulbs from the water. The built-in timer is great for setting up your own lighting schedule if the stock configuration isn't what works for you. The timer also allows for you to manually turn on your whites, blues, or less independently, which is a huge plus. Probably the only drawback of the timer is that there is no battery backup built in to preserve the time if there was a power outage or power flicker.

The adjustable legs are very easy to work with and Aquaticlife provides the wrench to tighten down the legs when you get them in the right spot. I have used the stock bulbs since I got the unit about 6 months ago and they are still running just fine. There is only 1 10K bulb that comes with the fixture, so if you are looking for more white light, you'd probably want to purchase an additional 10k bulb and swap out an actinic light. I liked the stock configuration and my corals are doing great so I left it as is. The nighttime moonlight LEDs are very bright, and I ended up disconnecting 2 out of the 4 sets of LEDS because it seemed excessively bright for me. This was very simple and only a matter of unplugging two of the cords within the fixture.

In terms of customer service, these guys are the best. When my unit came in, everything worked great, but about a week later half of my lights went out. I called up Aquaticlife and they had me run a few tests over the phone. They determined very quickly that a ballast had went bad in the unit and they immediately shipped out a replacement ballast. Even though I consider myself "handy", I know for certain that anyone could have done the swap with great ease. Once you remove the plate to the ballast (two screws), you simply unplug the old and plug in the new! It was a good experience because I learned that if I had an issue the fixture would be VERY easy to work with. Also, Aquaticlife guarantees their product bumper to bumper if you have any issues. Their ballasts are also covered under their lifetime warranty if they go out, so you don't ever have to worry about expensive parts. The only part ever to replace will be the bulbs!

I shopped around a great deal when looking at affordable lighting, and am VERY happy with this fixture. I probably could have gotten away with a 4 lamp fixture for what I currently grow, but I didn't want to limit the potential of the reef tank by saving a few bucks in the short-term.

Excellent reef setup tons of light very high par value. Swapped a few bulbs out though for some different wavelenghts

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