New LED Light (Opinions Wanted)

[zer0signal]

Alright, so I am going to upgrade my 40GB from 4 CFL 23w bulbs to an LED plant fixture.

I have 2 in my cart at the moment, can you give me your thoughts on which one to go with. Right now I am leaning towards the Finnex Ray2 over the Finnex FugeRay Planted+.

Tank is Co2 Injected, and EI Dosing.

Amazon.com : Finnex Ray2 Aquarium LED Daylight, 36-Inch : Aquarium Lights : Pet Supplies

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00GH9HUQ0/ref=ox_sc_act_title_2?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER

 

[Brian_Nano12g]

Neither, I'd go with the Finnex Planted + 24/7. Not only because it has more features, but it's full spectrum due to the RGBs.

 

[zer0signal]

Yeah, but that's on back order for quite awhile.

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[Brian_Nano12g]

It's worth the wait, IMO. If you have extra on the budget, the Current Satellite Led+ Pro and the Ecoxotic E-Series are very nice. BuildMyLed.com are nice as well. All full spectrum options.

 

[zer0signal]

Yeah I have 2 sat plus pros already... I can swing doing another, but was leading with the cheaper price point of the finnex.. Maybe its best to just do another sat pro. I love the timer function of the pro, and feel like the 24/7 might be cheap (timing won't stay on a set schedule when powered off or outages).

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[Brian_Nano12g]

Yeah I have all three fixtures. I like the Ecoxotic and Current because of the controllers. 24/7 is nice, but the built-in 24/7 function has very little flexibility. Still a great fixture and capable at its price point.

 

[azmodan]

+1 to everything Brian said. I have a 24/7 running now and am very pleased with it. The lack of RGB in the Ray2 makes it a bit outdated at this point.

 

[zer0signal]

Yeah I have all three fixtures. I like the Ecoxotic and Current because of the controllers. 24/7 is nice, but the built-in 24/7 function has very little flexibility. Still a great fixture and capable at its price point.

Man... Those 2 look eerily similar... Same company, sub company?

 

[zer0signal]

So, the Finnex Planted+ 24/7 is in stock now!

Placed my order for it, I can get over my problems with the timer by just using a lamp timer and leaving it on 24/7 (if i don't care for the internal controller). Awesome!

Has either of you 2 found the par ratings for this one yet?

 

[Brian_Nano12g]

On the first post of this thread, the P+ 24/7 Club, there's some useful links to PAR data that was recorded.

http://www.plantedtank.net/forums/showthread.php?t=868809&highlight=

 

[zer0signal]

Brian, that's perfect, exactly what I was looking for!