CURRENTUSA Orbit Marine LED Light, 18"-24" | With LOOP IR Controller for Wireless Lighting & Wave Pump Control, Model Number: 4100

This is a good light for seeing the fish and owner enjoyment. If you are a hard core reef keeper with fancy coral you will need to get more than one to get the PAR you need. If you have a nice fish only tank and just want to see the fish this is great. I actually put it on an African cichlid tank and it works great, brings the blues out in my fish great and I like that it will run a full day and night cycle with a dawn and dusk without my intervention is great. This is not the brightest light by far, but it is also very reasonably priced for what you get. Like I said if you are a hard core reef keeper this is probably not going to make you happy unless you have a very, very shallow tank. If you don't need a bright light and want a nice light to see the fish this is a great light, best one out there in my opinion. There are many brighter ones, but they cost a lot more too. This light uses a lot of low watt LED's. It is cheaper to put a lot of low watt LEDs then fewer high watt LEDs. The problem is that the low watt LEDs don't penetrate the water as well as the high watt ones do. High watt LEDs are good for growing things, low watt lights look nice and are cheaper to build and you have more ability to use different color LEDs if you have a lot of them. The dynamic lighting modes are what sets this light apart. If you have not yet, go on YouTube and watch the videos. The modes are pretty cool. The lightening mode is the favorite of my kids and it is pretty realistic for a light with a small controller. Other LED lights out there are much brighter, but you pay more, they are harder to program and they turn the white lights on or off and the blue lights on or off. This fixture is able to vary the lights much more. It has a nice dawn and dusk feature that is fully programmable and being able to sit and watch the simulated clouds go over my fish tank is pretty fun to watch. Honest truth is that as far as the fish are concerned they don't really need any light. As long as they can find the food that is all they care about. This light is for the owner and if you don't have to grow plants or coral, why waste the money, energy and time on a higher watt light that you have to clean the algae in the tank more? Just wish they made the freshwater plus light with the controller...

8/12/16 Update 9 month old light: I've upgraded my tank from a 6g to a 20g Innovative Marine nano and using the same light. All my corals seem pretty happy and continues to thrive at a consistent rate, except for the candy coral that is just sustaining. I've placed my flowerpot and Duncans near the top and their growth have been pretty good. Third attached picture shows the flowerpot and you can see the new growth at the bottom where the exoskeleton is white. The growth of my corals have been slow but steady which I am happy with given the potential turf wars if the growth rate is any faster. I definitely recommend this light to the leisure hobbyist who is just beginning to dip their toes into saltwater tanks.----------original review below-------------------I got this light for my 6 gal Fluval Edge reef tank. I have mainly polyps, mushrooms, and soft corals. I do have a candy cane and a hammer. I admit, I had mixed feelings about either getting this model or the pro model for double the price. After lots of research and even consulting my local LFS, I went ahead with the purchase. I figure since my tank is barely 8 inches deep, I should have more than enough light. Might be borderline or not enough for the candy cane but I will update this review in a month with progress.11/3/15 - Initial impressionsPros: Easy, intuitive setup. Came with an extra remote battery too. Visually very appealing, it's slim and light and rests right on top of the glass as I had planned. The light it admit into the aquarium was stunning and everything immediately popped.Cons: (nothing yet, will update in a week or two)1/29/16 (update): Still enjoying this light but here are more things to consider:Pros1) Does not heat up and mess with your tank temperatures.2) Simple to use if you don't are not messing with custom programs.3) Program times are accurate (keep my fingers crossed on this since I've read mixed reviews about this.Cons:1) Light is too week for hard corals and anemones. I am tempted to add a Kessil but squirming at the price.* Hammer coral head missing was not because of the light. I was away on vaca for a week and found the rock knocked over with the head buried in the sand. It didn't recover from the fall.2) Thunderstorm setting reminds me of strobe lights and gives me a headache so it's useless to me.3) Light doesn't span and only targets directly underneath for those who may have tank with longer depth.Second picture was taken recently so you guys can compare.

All I can say is wow, great lights for the price. Installed really easily and once I set the 24hr clock to my local time it automatically adjusted to the pre-programmed day/night cycle and instantly made my reef tank look amazing.100% recommend. My corals are already happy and the lights have only been up and running for an hour :)

Me realizaron la entrega un dia antes de lo esperado, el paquete llego muy bien empacado y lampara y accesorios en buen estado fisico, la iluminacion de esta lampara supera las espectativas de lo que esperaba para mi acuario de 200 litros, muy facil de programar

Been looking to upgrade the basic, white/blue/off light on my Fluval Marine Spec 60 litre tank for something much more controllable. Liked the look of this as it appeared it's possible to install it and retain the original aquarium cover. Was a bit apprehensive about ordering something from the USA to use here in the UK, but so far there have been no issues at all.It arrived 10 days!! earlier than the expected delivery date, very well packaged. Good set of accessories for running the cables etc. Instructions are very clear. No issues running on the 230 volt supply here as the power supply is dual voltage, but you will need an adapter plug to adapt the 3 pin UK mains sockets to the flat 2 pin US style connector. I'm also using a surge protector power socket on my aquarium to ensure a stable power supply as an extra precaution.Installing on the Fluval aquarium to retain use of the existing aquarium cover requires some modification to the cover itself and requires a hacksaw, small file and long nose pliers. The cuttings into the plastic cover are not visible externally when the cover is in place and the appearance makes the light unit look like it's a natural part of the cover. There is a slight gap between the cover and the aquarium as the light unit support bracket hangs over the end of the aquarium glass, but this isn't too unsightly. See photos.Some reviews complain about the complexity of the remote control, whilst it does need you to RTFI, it's straightforward enough and gives a huge improvement to control over the light levels for white, red, green and blue, for sunrise/sunset, daytime and evening. The transition duration times of the sunset/sunrise and evening moonlight periods are fixed but you can specify the sunrise and sunset times as you wish. The weather simulations are fun to watch.Overall so far I'm very pleased, it's good value for money, but I have opted for the Amazon 2 year warranty for peace of mind.Great delivery service from the Current USA manufacturer.

I am really satisfied with how the light functions

Excelente articulo cumple con mis requerimientos, los corrales sacan sus mejor colores.