Saturday, October 29, 2011 Expand-A-Light Fixture - 15 - 24", 14 - 20 watt Review

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(More customer reviews)Seaclear ships their tanks with lights using the expand a light fixtures.Expanding your light couldn't be easier using this setup.Everything pops out and pops in.The only real work is undoing the wires so you can pass it through the seaclear assembly.

The disadvantage?The max wattage of this fixture is 20 watts...which is generally not sufficient for the size of many tanks this fixture is used on.For planted tanks, you generally want a 2.0-2.5 watt per gallon.On my 46 gallon seaclear with this assembly, the max wattage I can get out of it is 40 watts...which really isn't great for any type of freshwater plants.Additionally, there is no reflectors at all with this setup, so much of the light is wasted.

Thus if you're hoping to run a planted aquarium, it would be in your best interest to look into another solution which meets the actual needs of your tank.

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Product Description:
Light fixture kit complete and ready to add to any of the SeaClear light hoods or any aquarium setup. Comes complete with ballast.