I have this tank and I love it, but I burnt out two different timers that I used with the LED lights. Do you use a timer and what kind/rating is it?
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I love the tank also, I have had it for about 8 months. I use an inexpensive digital GE timer I picked up at Walmart. I am not sure of the rating. But have had no issues at all with this timer or the tank.
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I am looking for a replacement light for my tank. Does anyone know where I can buy one? I went back to walmart but they did not have anything. This light is in the hood of the tank.
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I have a timer on my tank so the sterilizer cuts off when the hood light goes out after 10 hours each day. My bulb lasted a year. Home Depot sells replacement uv bulbs for about 10 dollars.
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I'm not sure. It looks like that aquarium comes with a built in LED light under the hood. If you are buying this tank new, you probably don't need another light. If that light is broken, you could buy this light and attach it to the bottom of the top cover. This has two problems, (1) you have to attach it somehow, and (2) the light will be in a high humidity environment right over the water; I'm not sure if it is rated to survive that. My lights sit on top of a clear cover.
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the LED isn't super bright. there are four on the bottom of the plastic tank. the tank seperates from the black thing on the bottom and the led's are in the black part on the bottom that shine up through the tank. I'd recommend plugging it in if you want it to last longer.
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The only timer that really worked was an old Melnor and I still have two in operation after about 5 years. In fact, one is so old the face sticker has worn off so I can't reprogram it. It is the old 3015 round Aqua Timer. They don't make them any more and it's really a shame. I wish something could be done. I've tried everything else and nothing does it for any reasonable amount of time.
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I have only been running my tank with this hood for a month or so. I have a mix of live and artificial plants. Some of the plants died off, but other (species) are doing all right. I don't know if it was the light that made the others die, or other factors.
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I have used mine with the timer set at 15sec every 5 to 10 min for 4 to 6 hours at a time and have done maybe a dozen parties and I have used a gallon and a half total.... One tanks lasts a lot longer than I ever expected.
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They have a replacement light on Amazon...Marineland LED Aquarium Light. I have had to purchase two already. I find that if you keep it from getting wet, ie: put clear cellophane between it and the top of the aquarium then it does last. The second one I purchased is doing fine since it has not been getting wet.
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There was a leaflet that came with my tank which shows how to order replacement from the factory. I can't find it or the website now. I was planning to just get one of the bubble lights on Amazon instead.
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I have the light over a 2 gallon betta tank, it has a sword type plant that has done very well. Almost filling the tank, I do use a liquid carbon supplement one a week that has helped greatly. As I posted in my review the light was great for about 2 months but now almost all of the white LED's have burnt out. The blue LED's are fine, I just have a hard time recommending it. Hope this helps.
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Most LED lights have them built-in. I only know of one brand that makes modular LED lights. I'd also highly recommend you get a timer to run these on and set it for about 10 hours a day, starting about when you get up in the morning so you can feed them before leaving. Eventually when you tank gets established you can increase the time to 11 hours. If you get algae just shorten the time until it gets under control. You can always lengthen the time as the tank gets more established.
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Maybe. They sure blow out easy, don't they? I found a company that sells the replacement but I needed expert help to identify the exact component. He decided not to help once he figured out I'm not really using it to grow coral in salt water aquarium. If I were to buy LED again I'd spend more money upfront on a more reliable unit. Try googling any identifier on the panel, that might take you to a page of specs. If you can read them google the specs on the transformer and look for a retailer. Good luck. I just went back to HPS because we are flowering and we couldn't keep dicking around. Maybe. They sure blow out easy, don't they? I found a company that sells the replacement but I needed expert help to identify the exact component. He decided not to help once he figured out I'm not really using it to grow coral in salt water aquarium. If I were to buy LED again I'd spend more money upfront on a more reliable unit. Try googling any identifier on the panel, that might take you to a page of specs. If you can read them google the specs on the transformer and look for a retailer. Good luck. I just went back to HPS because we are flowering and we couldn't keep dicking around.
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I ran it a good three hours+ Halloween on one tank with some left over. But it will depend a lot on how much smoke you set it to blow. Mine did not come with a timer, but you can find one on Amazon that works fine.
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McKAy105, Did you buy this? I am shopping for LED lighting for my 30" deep 150g tank, and would love feedback or other recommendations! Thanks!
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I use a timer on mine. One like I use on lamps when I go away for a week or so.
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I use a foot-long bubble stone bar at the back of the tank, and the fish love it. They play in it all the time. As for the lights, they have a covering over them, but it is not a total enclosure (I think the lights would get too hot and burn out faster if they were TOTALLY enclosed.) But you can get light cheap at WalMart, etc. I just keep some on hand. The main problem is the "barnacles" that can accumulate on the covering over the lights, but if you're good about wiping them off every week or so, it's not an issue, and will keep the lighting in the tank bright.