Anyone with a 'Freshwater Aqualight'?

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Did any of you ever get the Orbit or Satellite fixtures? I just picked up the 20 inch Coralife Aqualight and it seems loud to me. I'm wondering if either the Orbit or Satellite make more quiet rigs.

Also, did those of you with the Aqualight experience similar noise issues...or did I just get a bad apple?

Any help out there...this thread is kind of old.

thx,
matt
 
Thanks for the feedback Cajun...but I'm looking at the 2x40watt models of Orbit or Satellite fixtures. Both are from Current-Usa.

Anyone else have experience with these?
 
I bought a 2 x 96W Satellite. It does have a fan, but it's very quiet - a lot like a computer fan, you can easily ignore the sound. It comes with four cords - one for the moonlight, one for the fan, and one for each bulb (so you can have them on separate timers for dawn/dusk effect).
It's a fantastic light, I love it to pieces :D
 
I have a 4x65 watt Sattelite on my new marine setup, the fan is not terribly louder than your average computer fan. The Sattelite is a great deal for the price.

And just so you know the SmartPaq Dual Daylight is 1/2 6,500K; 1/2 10,000K. 10,000K is perfectly acceptable for planted tanks, but it is a much "cooler" white than the 4,300-6,500 lamps typically used on FW setups.

I just retired the improvised dual 40 watt T12 fixture on my oscar tank recently, the normal intensity flourescents do suck...
 
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which light and how much of it

Hi

I'm in the market for a new light fixture now. Did any of you end up buying the dual coralife aqualight or the orbit sattelite? Did you check out the all-glass compact fluorescent strip lights?

I have a 30 Gallon Tank and I'm not quite sure how much Light I actually need in order to grow plants I've read everything from 2wpg to 4wpg. Any recommendations?

Thanks a lot :bowing:
 
I bought a 36" 2 x 96W Satellite (basically the same light as an Orbit, made by the same company). It's fabulous - high-quality, has an aluminum housing, a fan, and separate power cords for the fan, moonlight and each PC bulb. There's a link in my specs page (signature link) if you want to visit the company site.
To figure out how much light you need, it's easiest to decide what type of plants you'd like to keep - some require high light, others are happy in lower light. Anything 2WPG or over should do the trick unless you want high-light plants.
Keep in mind, high light levels without lots of fast-growing plants can result in nasty algae blooms, and high light will make it necessary to add CO2 and fertilizers for the plants. Lower light tanks can often be run without CO2 or ferts (or less) and are lower maintenance - it all depends on the type of tank you want :)
 
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