View Full Version : those colorful lights..ok or not?
Converseballer
03-02-2003, 12:25 PM
i have only seen them at Wal- Mart. i think they r made by terta but i'm not sure. there are lights w/ suction cups on them and u put them in ur tank. does anyone else use these? i bought some i have one blue lite and 2 green. they r the coolest thing. i put the green ones on the bubbles and the blue ones on a cave i have. i will get pics soon. its says they r safe for fish but i am not sure if they really are? thnx
NJ Devils Fan
03-02-2003, 12:44 PM
Those are a laser lights. They are pretty cool whe you shine them on things like bubbles.
thom336
03-02-2003, 1:17 PM
as much as they are not to my taste, the lights are perfectly safe for use with fish...and im sure look very impressive when used in caves and as such. you can always trust tetra is my motto....they are certainly a leading company here in england, not sure about where you lot are. but did you know that tetra made the first fish flake? 50 years ago...
stik6shift98
03-02-2003, 3:40 PM
i saw those at walmart their 10 bucks right.....i might pick up a few of them....how much light do they shine...i was thinking of using it as a night light in the fish tank....or are they too bright???
harmony
03-02-2003, 7:30 PM
Do they heat the tank water up much?
Skittyfish
03-02-2003, 7:40 PM
The one I have is the Miracle Beam LED lights. They aren't very bright, and you can only really see them with the lights off. They don't put out any heat (or very very little). My only problem was keeping the algae off of them and remembering to turn them on and off.
slipknottin
03-02-2003, 7:41 PM
I can see how the LED units are safe, but I wonder about the laser unit.
thom336
03-03-2003, 12:25 PM
if its intended for aquarium use, and is on sale in respectable retailers, then it should have followed certain safety protocals and would hav had to be checked and tested, so i wouldnt worry -they'll be perfectly safe. id imagine they work very low heat like fluoresent lighting.
slipknottin
03-03-2003, 1:07 PM
The laser modules have warnings on them saying not to shine the laser in your eye.
:rolleyes: how safe can they be
125gJoe
03-03-2003, 4:15 PM
I have 5 of the L.E.D. lights on the bottom, front of the tank. They are not as bright as I expected. I used to have them on top - under the center glass brace. They 'worked' better there. I had them aimed at the driftwood and a rock, and it looked ok..
Take 'em or leave 'em? I'd leave 'em.... No real benefit, but rather a toy light.. :rolleyes: