Insane 10W LED light for Nano tank...

[Maria]

Just sharing....Insane 10W LED floodlight for my 45cmx20cmx25cm tank....my tank became daylight when it is on.....i think can easily power up a 60cm tank....

[Shadow]

do note more light mean harder to maintain, especially against algae.

[jamesneo]

Just sharing....Insane 10W LED floodlight for my 45cmx20cmx25cm tank....my tank became daylight when it is on.....i think can easily power up a 60cm tank....

Wow, that's a really powerful LEDs.

What is the brand? Where did you get it? What is the damage?

[Maria]

Wow, that's a really powerful LEDs.

What is the brand? Where did you get it? What is the damage?

Pros
It is powered by 1 x 10W Led...they have also 20w, 30w, 50w, 100w and 250w led flood lights...
Comes with different input 12v-24v and 110v-240v...

It has no brand from China website, the 10W i bought cost $13USD but Shipping is $9USD so total after paypal is...SGD$28.90.
Search for LCK led and you will find them. They are cheaper than dealxtreme....

Cons
The website does not entertain emails from ordering wrong items...they do not answer phone calls....!@#$%!$%

The 10W led flood light is very effective only to the distance of 1.2m....after that the light concentration is really lousy....i would say you probably need 2 x 10W for 3ft tank or 3 x 10w for 4ft to achieve the same brightness i have. Considering 30W electricity consumption for 4 ft tank...it is still cheap not to mention the savings in electricity....

[Maria]

do note more light mean harder to maintain, especially against algae.

Yes bro, i kept the lighting to only 4hrs a day...given that i did not put any rich nutrition soil like ADA...only root tabs and water change 3 x 20% per week should reduce the algae risk...

[Maria]

I should have buy this instead !@#%$%$#^%$#

Aquarium LED DIY KIThttp://www.lck-led.com/aluminum-aqua...html?cPath=153

[jamesneo]

Thanks for the info. Really a good link for those who want to DIY and provide cheaper options than Deal extreme.

Why did you buy the flood light with 12V/24V? They have AC 230V.
How do you mount this flood light at the top of the tank? Can't see properly.

Can the front panel (that black thingy) of the flood light be removed? [So that the spread is even greater]

I saw in website that the flood light is $18 USD not $13USD right?

Effective distance of 1.2m is more than enough. Unlikely someone have a tank that is of 1.2m (4ft) height

From the day you placed this order, how long does it take to reach you? Dealextreme usually take about 4 weeks.

[Maria]

Hi James,

Why did you buy the flood light with 12V/24V? They have AC 230V.
Ans: I click on the wrong model....should be the 230V input instead.....

How do you mount this flood light at the top of the tank?
Ans: i just cable tie it to the aluminium rail behind the tank...

Can the front panel (that black thingy) of the flood light be removed
Ans: yes but the light spread will not be focus....

I saw in website that the flood light is $18 USD not $13USD right?
Ans: This model without the step down transformer built in is $13USD...

From the day you placed this order, how long does it take to reach you? Dealextreme usually take about 4 weeks.
Ans: It was delivered to me in 14days as compare to deal extreme....

[cherabin]

The DIY set is only for up till 37cm? Will be excellent if they offer 2', 3' etc lengths. I also noticed they don't state the colour temperature of the LEDs. Something I would personally prefer in the 6500k range.

[jamesneo]

Maria: Thanks for the prompt reply.
I am really tempted to try it out.

The LEDs 6000K to 6500K is suitable for planted tanks.
Should be better than those T8 tube type.

[Maria]

The DIY set is only for up till 37cm? Will be excellent if they offer 2', 3' etc lengths. I also noticed they don't state the colour temperature of the LEDs. Something I would personally prefer in the 6500k range.

Sorry can i ask whether is your surname is Lee???
just curious coz i have a friend who like to use this nick.

[cherabin]

Yes. Who's this?

[limz_777]

i was thinking of ordering this for my 30 cm cube too,you order the cool white 6500k-7000k? also how's the heat produced like?

[felix_fx2]

Thanks for the good links.

[Maria]

i was thinking of ordering this for my 30 cm cube too,you order the cool white 6500k-7000k? also how's the heat produced like?

The light from the led practically no heat, it does not heat up the water but the casing of the flood light is a little warm....probably about 50 degree Celsius.

[Maria]

Yes. Who's this?

Hmmm....secret.....

[jamesneo]

Hi James,

Why did you buy the flood light with 12V/24V? They have AC 230V.
Ans: I click on the wrong model....should be the 230V input instead.....

How do you mount this flood light at the top of the tank?
Ans: i just cable tie it to the aluminium rail behind the tank...

Can the front panel (that black thingy) of the flood light be removed
Ans: yes but the light spread will not be focus....

I saw in website that the flood light is $18 USD not $13USD right?
Ans: This model without the step down transformer built in is $13USD...

From the day you placed this order, how long does it take to reach you? Dealextreme usually take about 4 weeks.
Ans: It was delivered to me in 14days as compare to deal extreme....

Hi Maria,

What is the distance between the top of your tank and the flood light LED?

It looks like the spread of the LEDs light is just nice to cover 45cm length of your tank.
If the flood light LED is placed slightly higher, is the spread enough to cover a 2feet (60cm) tank?

I do not like the light to be focused. Actually i like it to be spreaded out. Reason being so that not too much algae (if it happen) will be concentrated on one spot and fishes do not have to put on "shade" when swimming through this area.

This flood light really remind me of the 150W Metal Halide that was commonly use for big planted tanks. Think with this flood light, metal halide will go into history.

[Maria]

Hi James,

What is the distance between the top of your tank and the flood light LED?
Ans: about 15cm/ 6 inch


It looks like the spread of the LEDs light is just nice to cover 45cm length of your tank.
If the flood light LED is placed slightly higher, is the spread enough to cover a 2feet (60cm) tank?

Ans: yes it is enough to cover a 60cm anytime just put it 2 to 3 inch higher...the light would still be as bright as mine....


I do not like the light to be focused. Actually i like it to be spreaded out. Reason being so that not too much algae (if it happen) will be concentrated on one spot and fishes do not have to put on "shade" when swimming through this area.

Ans: At 15 cm height...the light covers more than evenly throughout the whole tank....if i took out the cover...it will be quite bright to cover my whole living room....

This flood light really remind me of the 150W Metal Halide that was commonly use for big planted tanks. Think with this flood light, metal halide will go into history.
Ans: yes i agree, the brightness of it is comparable to a 150w metal halite but without the heat and expensive electricity bills....(if your tank height is deep eg 1 metre...the led light may not be able to penetrate as deep as the metal halite)

[jamesneo]

Hi James,

What is the distance between the top of your tank and the flood light LED?
Ans: about 15cm/ 6 inch


It looks like the spread of the LEDs light is just nice to cover 45cm length of your tank.
If the flood light LED is placed slightly higher, is the spread enough to cover a 2feet (60cm) tank?

Ans: yes it is enough to cover a 60cm anytime just put it 2 to 3 inch higher...the light would still be as bright as mine....


I do not like the light to be focused. Actually i like it to be spreaded out. Reason being so that not too much algae (if it happen) will be concentrated on one spot and fishes do not have to put on "shade" when swimming through this area.

Ans: At 15 cm height...the light covers more than evenly throughout the whole tank....if i took out the cover...it will be quite bright to cover my whole living room....

This flood light really remind me of the 150W Metal Halide that was commonly use for big planted tanks. Think with this flood light, metal halide will go into history.
Ans: yes i agree, the brightness of it is comparable to a 150w metal halite but without the heat and expensive electricity bills....(if your tank height is deep eg 1 metre...the led light may not be able to penetrate as deep as the metal halite)

Thanks Maria.

Placed my order for 2 flood lights to try it out but get stuck at the order confirmation.

"Secure Connection Failed
An error occurred during a connection to www.paypal.com.
SSL received a record that exceeded the maximum permissible length.

(Error code: ssl_error_rx_record_too_long)"

Look like a technical problem from their web-site. Have already email them to look into it.

[Navanod]

Nice flood light...
I'm not able to find the $13 version anymore though. Also, I'm more interested in the 12000K version...But I have very limited space above the tank as its a 2 tier rack...argh!

Oh, how do you power the unit? Would the AC version simply be plug and play?