I have the fancy Satellite + Freshwater LED lights on my 210g and love them. In this case I just needed a light on my 40B and wanted to go cheap. I could have went with Beamswork for about $50 but I had credit on Amazon so I purchased there. I had a $30 credit so this one was only $30 for me for a 36" fixture, so not too bad.
This is the one: http://current-usa.com/aquarium-led-lights/satellite-freshwater-led
I will first start with the fact this thing is tiny. I thought the + version was too small to light up a deep, wide tank (which it does a great of), but this is even smaller! Its only like 2" wide and about 1/2" thick. I really thought it would not work on the 40B well, since I am dealing with a wide tank (18") and it also fairly shallow (16"). I was sure the only way to get full coverage was to suspend the light above the tank. Well I was wrong, this worked perfect. I get full coverage and it is surprisingly bright. In fact I will have to dim it down a little.
That is another cool feature, the ability to dim down the white or blue channel independently. It does have a special wired remote that allows you to do all this along with some simple effects. I hate the storm effects and the fish kind of freak but the rest of the light I like a lot. I really do not think it is a 'plant' light but it is bright with a nice white look about it. While I can see a lot of potential problems if you are pressing the remote button day in and day out because of thin wires. I think it would be fine if you just set it with a automatic timer and just left it alone.
So I am happy with this fixture and would recommend it for a fish only type tank. With the sales that sometimes go on, it may be about the same price as a Beamswork but much, much smaller. While not as nice as the + version, it still is a nice LED light for the money.
This is the one: http://current-usa.com/aquarium-led-lights/satellite-freshwater-led
I will first start with the fact this thing is tiny. I thought the + version was too small to light up a deep, wide tank (which it does a great of), but this is even smaller! Its only like 2" wide and about 1/2" thick. I really thought it would not work on the 40B well, since I am dealing with a wide tank (18") and it also fairly shallow (16"). I was sure the only way to get full coverage was to suspend the light above the tank. Well I was wrong, this worked perfect. I get full coverage and it is surprisingly bright. In fact I will have to dim it down a little.
That is another cool feature, the ability to dim down the white or blue channel independently. It does have a special wired remote that allows you to do all this along with some simple effects. I hate the storm effects and the fish kind of freak but the rest of the light I like a lot. I really do not think it is a 'plant' light but it is bright with a nice white look about it. While I can see a lot of potential problems if you are pressing the remote button day in and day out because of thin wires. I think it would be fine if you just set it with a automatic timer and just left it alone.
So I am happy with this fixture and would recommend it for a fish only type tank. With the sales that sometimes go on, it may be about the same price as a Beamswork but much, much smaller. While not as nice as the + version, it still is a nice LED light for the money.
