sushiballs777
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I just got my Beamswork 72 inch led today and it is beautiful!!!!! At a fraction of the cost it is literally identical to the marineland version. paid 65 bucks for it brand new 
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F8LBITE
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I got a 48" one im happy with too.
sushiballs777
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yeah man, theyre selling the 48 for 25 bucks on ebay now!
Vinh2o
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I am thinking about purchasing a few 36 inch units. I need them for African Cichlid tanks, no plants but I do want show off colors. Can someone please recommend the model number & the seller. Thanks!
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CichlidDan
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Can anyone post pics please? I'm currently looking for a 36" led for my Africans tank which has some plants in it. Thanks
carl_d_c
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I bought five Beamworks, I like the 48" on the shallower tanks (12") but the 36" are OK on the 40b.
I have a Finnex 24/7 on a 75, and it's much nicer ... but a lot more money.
Got mine from Amazon.
I need to work on my picture taking!
I have a Finnex 24/7 on a 75, and it's much nicer ... but a lot more money.
Got mine from Amazon.
I need to work on my picture taking!
carl_d_c
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BTW, the different "bulbs" don't diffuse very well, so you get Green and red "spots" in the tank, especially on plants and rocks ... anything raised above the substrate.
sushiballs777
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the seller i bought it from is topdogseller on ebay. hes got plenty of different one. i ordered the newest led model in 2016
Becca
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It's nice that they've upped their game on the lighting colors. The one we have (4-5 years old) is just white LEDs but gives off a sort of yellowish hue.
sushiballs777
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yeah Rebecca, they look so nice and the night mode is pretty! I will post a pic for everyone when I get home from school today.
Becca
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Ours has held up OK. It has a few burnt out leds and the power source fried less than a year after we bought it. That was the reason we haven't bought another. It was clearly faulty, but the seller (also topdogsellers) refused to replace it. I think Christine had similar issues with Beamswork LEDs. From what I've heard over the past few years, newer models aren't having this issue.
CichlidDan
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The tank that I would use it on is 25" high any suggestions for LED lights for a tank that high?
sushiballs777
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mine is 21 inch high and it works well. i got the 2016 newest version
Howie
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I bought a 60" Beamswork for my 120 extra high about a year ago from TopDog on eBay. It's pretty good for the price, but in no way comes even close to my newly acquired 48" Finnex Ray 2.
The Finnex Ray 2 has a whiter, cleaner, and much brighter light that penetrates and carpets the bottom of my 75 and brings out all the bold colors and subtle hues of my fish (now I can fully appreciate Reed's and Pat's beautiful fish!).
Of course, Finnex lights are much better made, have a significantly thinner width footprint, and are at a much higher price point than Beamswork.
I eventually will upgrade to Finnex LEDS for all of my showtanks. When you invest alot in quality fish you want to actually see them. Just my .02
The Finnex Ray 2 has a whiter, cleaner, and much brighter light that penetrates and carpets the bottom of my 75 and brings out all the bold colors and subtle hues of my fish (now I can fully appreciate Reed's and Pat's beautiful fish!).
Of course, Finnex lights are much better made, have a significantly thinner width footprint, and are at a much higher price point than Beamswork.
I eventually will upgrade to Finnex LEDS for all of my showtanks. When you invest alot in quality fish you want to actually see them. Just my .02
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Howie
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You're going to need a fixture with alot of 7000-10000k LEDS with high lumens for that deep a tank. IMO Beamswork may not be bright enough. I'd go with several Finnex Ray 2s--it will definitely penetrate 30" and be bright enough.
