2ft 8000k for planted sold out at east ocean. New stock only arrive after CNY.
2ft 8000k for planted sold out at east ocean. New stock only arrive after CNY.
Last edited by sammajor; 8th Feb 2013 at 15:07.
Can try at Seaview. Heard its $90 before 15% discount
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Just got a 36cm UP Z-series for my tank yesteday to replace my faulty aquazonic T5's (I had 2 over my 36cm tank, until 3 out of 4 tubes decided to die on me).
The LED lighting looks a little dimmer and doesn't seem as glaring as the T5's but there's still some decent pearling observed. I guess its the colour of the lighting that helps. Overall quite satisfied with it so far. The shimmering effect of the lights reflecting off the disturbed water surface is quite cool as well.
Got the 36 cm as well over the weekend for my shrimp tank. Waiting to see if it really does better than my compact PL. For now all I can say is it does look very sleek over a low-iron glass tank.
And who can resist the shimmering effect.
Now wondering if the 2ft would work on my 36cm tall tank if I pile the soil up high enough?
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I'm exploring the possibility of replacing my 55W PL light set with a single unit of this Z series 2' LED set. Anyone has done some the same or similar? Will like to hear views if this is viable and a good swap.
I got mine 2 weeks ago.
All i can describe is sleek, bright and energy saving. The casing will not be that hot compared to T5.
how's plant growth so far regis?
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It can be a viable replacement... so far, i have used the Z-Series lights to successfully grow HC, glosso, hairgrass, riccia, fissidens etc.
From my experience over the past 6+ months using them, i would say that its suitable to grow most of the popular aquascaping plants.
My benchmark when determining whether a light is good is whether it can grow a HC carpet properly, as HC is pretty much the shortest plant around and its usually the last to get light in a tank, if the light can reach it with the correct spectrum and maintain its growth, then it means the light is ideal for a planted setup.
Note that my experience so far is with 30cm height tanks... though i have friends who have recently tested them with up to 45cm height tanks and were still able to grow their HC carpets too.
If a tank is >45cm height (or if you like to suspend your lights much higher above the tank) then you may need to look at other lightsets with more powerful individual LEDs with special lenses to get light further into the tank.
Great feedback. Actually I'm already running 2 units of Z series 60cm for my shrimp tanks which have predominantly Bucephalandra, ferns, moss, fissidens and anubias species. As can be seen, all can tolerate low light environments and thus hardly a bench mark of any sort.
Maybe I'll swap my light sets around and test
Great news.will try and see if i can get 2 of them for my 2-footer
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Hi.. Is the Z-series available for 45cm tank?
I see. Tempting to get one soon haha. Thanks.
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Hmm at first I was a bit sceptical.... since this is all white led, I wasn't sure if it will provide the right spectrum of lights for planted tanks. However since Urban Aquaria has used it before with success, i guess it's worth a try, instead of experimenting and potentially wasting more money with other LEDs. Will try to go to Seaview to check out the price... but first, a metal stand for my 2ft tank!
Problem is no stock at all...wonder whether got stock for 3ft..
Yeah, i've found that the specific spectrums of individual lights can't really be judged just by looking at the color of the LEDs, they are fine tuned by manufacturers to cater for plant growth yet also have a tone that makes the tank look visually appealing... so 2 different LED lights may look similar in color temperature, but one might be tuned with specific light spectrums more suitable for plant growth than the other.
Last edited by Urban Aquaria; 2nd Jun 2013 at 00:01.
Yea. Was looking for 45cm length but many lfs no more stock. Heard should be arriving in 2 weeks.
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Any stock for 3ft?
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