Finnex Ray2 Aquarium LED Daylight, 36-Inch

I was somewhat skeptical that a 20 something watt led fixture could give me the light I needed for my plants in my 58 gallon aquarium traditionally a high tec planted tank with co2, ferts, and over 200 watts of hqi, pc, or florescent light (each with their own set of problems). It is considerably less bright than those 200+ watt solutions, but surprisingly the plants are thriving under it. I have cut back on ferts and growth is not insane as it once was it is good growth with healthy plants and so far no algea issues. It has been on the tank for 2 months. My tank has never looked better.

i had ordered 2 strips to span a 72" aquarium. i was skepitical over the quality when one of the strips arrived and only 1/2 of the lights actually lit. the other strip worked perfectly. a quick re-order and return to amazon (yeah amazon) of the defective strip and worries calmed. the product is of compact size but good volume of light and an economical price! i do recommend this product highly.

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I purchased the fixture for a 40 gallon breeder planted community tank. Physically is has a slim low profile design that takes up little room above the tank. It seems to well built and I have had no trouble with it after more than a month of use. Seems plenty bright for my needs(maybe a bit too much light) . The only downside seems to be that if you nee to raise it up to reduce intensity there isn't any built in clips or attachment points for hanging it. So if you wish to hang it you'll have to take it apart and drill holes in the casing to mount eye bolts. Otherwise an excellent fixture for the price.

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Lots of light for such a slim light. Cord is longer than before. Easy to assemble and comes with set screws to secure positively to tank. Went from a dual T5HO to this and much more light. Plants still adjusting to new light levels and color. Update changed tanks and started new with this light. Plants grow really fast when coupled with CO2 injection.

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I was a little hesistant on ordering this due to how new LED technology is and I couldn't find a lot of information on if it would be good for plants or not. I am pleased to say that this unit far exceeded my expectations. It produces a pleasant light and does not generate a lot of heat. You can feel a slight warmth on the Heatsink that is intigrated into the back. Now on to the set up. This unit is much cheaper that the marineland units I was also interested in.

I have this unit on a 50 Gallon SeaClear. The legs no not quite make it all the way to the edges to clamp down but that is not a big deal. I have a variety of plants includin Java Fern, Several types of swords from Kleiner bar swords to Ozelot Swords and Micro swords. I also have some Dwarf sag and Angustifolia. All these plants have explodes so far. The Angustfolia is really out of control and the Java Fern is throwing out tons of roots from the leaves for additional plants. The only supplementation I have been using is Flourish Excel and even then I have dialed back on this due to the rapid growth.

I am only running this light about 8 hours dialed back from an additional 12. I do run a marineland Hidden Blue LED about an additional 4 hours but that is just for looks really. I am also using Carribsea Eco Complete planted substrate mixed with some of the tahitian moon.

To sumarize this unit is well worth the money and has exceeded my expectations. If i had to improve on it I wouldn't mind having a Night mode for the unit with the addition of a few more LED's. I would also want seperate cord/power supplies to that you could utilize these LED's seperate from the normal daylight ones.

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