alexyay Posted December 11, 2013 Report Share Posted December 11, 2013 I'm seeing really mixed reviews on these - they're in my price range and I want one to replace my Aqua One T5-LO unit (not quite enough light - I think it turned my riccia to mulch, and killed both my swords a week after using it) - does anyone have pictures of their Beamswork LEDs, and whether or not they're able to grow plants under them (preferably medium-high light plants) Also, does anyone know the PAR rating of them? I'm looking at the 200 unit (31cm deep tank). I just don't want to spend $50 to find out it's not quite enough or it won't do the job at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hovmoller Posted December 11, 2013 Report Share Posted December 11, 2013 See here: http://www.fnzas.org.nz/fishroom/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=65696 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexyay Posted December 11, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 11, 2013 I'm keeping up with that thread but of course the tanks only been set up a few days so I'm looking for a few more definitive answers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexyay Posted December 13, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 13, 2013 About to press buy now so I guess I'll let everyone know how it goes (haven't really gained enough info D:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reptilez Posted December 13, 2013 Report Share Posted December 13, 2013 About to press buy now so I guess I'll let everyone know how it goes (haven't really gained enough info D:) You can be the guinea pig :bggrn: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexyay Posted December 13, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 13, 2013 You can be the guinea pig :bggrn: Haha if only it didn't cost so much to be the guinea pig! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samuel90 Posted December 14, 2013 Report Share Posted December 14, 2013 Haha if only it didn't cost so much to be the guinea pig! Keen to see what you say Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Posted December 14, 2013 Report Share Posted December 14, 2013 Haha if only it didn't cost so much to be the guinea pig! I'll make you a deal, you pay half and I'll be the guinea pig. :sage: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morcs Posted December 15, 2013 Report Share Posted December 15, 2013 a week on with my unit and stems are responding well (they do to pretty much any light) but dwarf sag isn't looking to good, it usually likes higher light, plus my tank is a bit deeper at 40cm id say they are good for a low tech setup Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexyay Posted January 31, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 31, 2014 Okay so after a few weeks using the beamswork LEDs, my crypts are growing, the h polysperma is going crazy (as it does under any light), riccia moss is growing okay, but dwarf hairgrass is looking brown and sad. However I wasn't very happy with the light output (wouldn't penetrate well through the riccia moss and it wasn't very bright inside for viewing) and wanted something a bit stronger, so I bought Morc's green element and am way happier with the output on that (the colour is less horribly blue too). All in all, it's an okay unit for low light plants but I wasn't very impressed for viewing fish and didn't like the blue LEDs in it either (also if you have duckweed or moss covering the top you won't get much light through the plants). I now have it on top of my 21L killie tank which just had an LED down light-thing on it which was growing ambulia and crypts nicely but the rotala rotundifolia was looking really really sad. SO I have it as a top-up to add more light. Quick question - my crypts are constantly sending off new shoots giving me more and more crypts, but aren't really growing the old ones. They just keep on replicating lol - I was hoping for them to grow out & up before giving me new crypts. Any ideas as to why that is? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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