Regular Member jenzaar Posted December 30, 2014 Regular Member Share Posted December 30, 2014 A few weeks ago I dropped the cheapo light that came with my 40B into the water. :yilkes I gave it a few days before turning it back on and within a few minutes the room smelled like smoke and the light was shut off. So..... Time for a new light? The 125 still has the fixture I used before we upgraded. It's a decent light, and I'm lazy, cheap, and not totally sure what I'd want in its place since it is only 48" long and leaves some areas dark. So I decided to let the broken 40B light be an opportunity for experimentation. Anyway, started looking around over the weekend. There was no method to my purchase. I saw this, it had a low profile, good reviews, and came from a brand I recognized. So I bought a 36" Finnex "Stingray." It is smaller than I thought it'd be! very sleek. it definitely puts off a ton of light, and easily lights up a tall and deep tank. BUT, it is very purpley blue. Unlike some LED lights that have a moonlight setting, you cannot turn the blue off. With my regular t5ho lighting: (yes these pictures are awful) with the Finnex: But! I didn't buy it for the 125. I bought it for my daughter's purple fish tank. And it is fabulous. Bottom line. Would I recommend this light? Yes! But my enthusiasm comes with a disclaimer! I recommend it if you don't mind a blue hue. I DO mind a blue hue in the 125, I guess I prefer a more natural-y light in there. But otherwise, it's a yes. Hope this was at least a little bit helpful, to someone out there. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member yafashelli Posted December 30, 2014 Regular Member Share Posted December 30, 2014 It looks great, Jenna! I'm curious to see how it does with your plants. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member jenzaar Posted December 30, 2014 Author Regular Member Share Posted December 30, 2014 Thanks! Tomorrow I'll get the sand in and i think it'll look nicer still. I'm not too concerned, to be honest. If they don't do well... Replace? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Mikey Posted December 30, 2014 Regular Member Share Posted December 30, 2014 Awesome, Jenna!! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member fantailfan1 Posted December 30, 2014 Regular Member Share Posted December 30, 2014 Looks great Jenna! And it will look even better with the sand! (BTW I can't turn off my blue lights on my Marineland Double Brights either. When the white lights are on, so are the blue. The moonlight setting is blue only . . . . ) 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member jenzaar Posted December 30, 2014 Author Regular Member Share Posted December 30, 2014 Ooohh! Derp that makes sense! Had that a little backwards didn't i? Can you believe she was excited? after all that scheming (and then just telling her i got it) she said, "cool! I actually like that kind!" 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Mikey Posted December 30, 2014 Regular Member Share Posted December 30, 2014 That is the coloring I like it makes my fish's colors pop! Get black sand for that tank #TeamTMS it would look AMAZING with that lighting. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member jenzaar Posted December 30, 2014 Author Regular Member Share Posted December 30, 2014 That is the coloring I like it makes my fish's colors pop! Get black sand for that tank #TeamTMS it would look AMAZING with that lighting.I already did! Will add it tomorrow... I wanted it in there since we set it up but a little girl told me she only wanted white sand. NO! But she's happy with tms now. Hmmm I'm curious now. I want to see if i like it a little better on the big tank again. It just seemed weird.. On the fish, on the sand. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Mikey Posted December 30, 2014 Regular Member Share Posted December 30, 2014 with purple/blue lighting, I prefer a darker substrate so it brings out the fish's colors more instead of reflecting off of the substrate. I have a purple/blue bulb on my tank... well two 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Georgia Posted December 30, 2014 Regular Member Share Posted December 30, 2014 Isn't blue light one of the least absorbed colors by plants? Wow, that light is very thin! I like the blue on Jenny's tank! It gives it a cool girly retro vibe. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Mikey Posted December 30, 2014 Regular Member Share Posted December 30, 2014 Isn't blue light one of the least absorbed colors by plants? Wow, that light is very thin! I like the blue on Jenny's tank! It gives it a cool girly retro vibe. I believe so 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member yafashelli Posted December 30, 2014 Regular Member Share Posted December 30, 2014 Jenna, email me big pics when you add the TMS. I saw some black diamond blasting sand at the Tractor Supply Co, and it's made me very curious, indeed. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member jenzaar Posted December 30, 2014 Author Regular Member Share Posted December 30, 2014 Isn't blue light one of the least absorbed colors by plants? Wow, that light is very thin! I like the blue on Jenny's tank! It gives it a cool girly retro vibe. thanks! Jenna, email me big pics when you add the TMS. I saw some black diamond blasting sand at the Tractor Supply Co, and it's made me very curious, indeed. i will! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Mikey Posted December 30, 2014 Regular Member Share Posted December 30, 2014 (edited) Jenna, email me big pics when you add the TMS. I saw some black diamond blasting sand at the Tractor Supply Co, and it's made me very curious, indeed.on a Facebook page I'm on they use the blasting sand I believe. Let me see if I can find a picture. I'll pm it to you.EDIT: it is not blasting sand, it's a coal slag. Edited December 30, 2014 by Mikey 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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