Winston;
Naoki is right about leaning more towards the red end of the spectrum.
Aquarium LED fixtures won't have much red and have more blue light in them because red wavelengths don't penetrate water very well whilst blue travels very deeply (which is why things look more blue in deeper water).
I, and several of my fellow aquarium/aquatic plant club members have learned that unless the seller is an aquarium shop, or an aquariast selling a used fixture from a name brand, most of the fixtures on Ebay are cheap knock-off junk using the cheapest, lowest quality components available.
In my club (Greater Washington Aquatic Plant Association), almost all of us that don't build our own fixtures, buy either TMC AquaRay fixtures like the GroBeam 6500K from American Aquarium Products
LED Aquarium Light | Reef & Planted Lighting | AquaRay & GroBeam
or most recently, fixtures from Build My LED (BML)
Build My LED Custom LED Lights for DIY Horticulture Aquarium Hobby Lighting
The beauty of BML is that they specialize in both aquarium and horticultural LED grow lights and really stand behind their product.
So you could look for something like the Grow-Max or Start-Max (If you don't mind the red/blue glow), or View-Max if the red/blue thing bothers you and you still get plenty of red wavelengths.
I use lights from both companies and I'm very happy with both.
I currently use the BML Horticulture Start-Max fixtures on the orchids that are under LEDs as I'm switching from High Output T5 fluorescent fixtures to LEDs and the Start-Max do double duty. My orchids get evicted from the Start-Max in March and April so my wife can start her garden plants from seed.
As I buy more fixtures over time, I'll probably mix in a few View-Max fixtures so the whole house doesn't get that funky red/blue glow and I don't end up knowing the state police on a first name basis.
You'll find the prices are higher, but you get what you pay for.
Cheers.
Jim
Hybrid Mode
