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**random_alias** · 11-11-2005, 08:55 PM

It's a modified Azoo Galaxy light. The housing and the light it gives off looks very different from the way it does out of the box.

The housing was hot pink and transparent so light spilled out the top. The reflector has holes punched in it so light escapes and hits the semitransparent housing, making it look like little dots of light, very annoying. The reflector is unpolished and total crap. I painted it with a flat white paint. When you do those things, the light turns into something very nice and classy.

13w. They say 7200k but the color is very very unpredictable between the three I have. Painting the reflectors seemed to help even out the colors some.

I got them for half price from http://www.aquariumconnection.com/

But I do not recommend the lights very highly if you are going to use them as stock. I wasn't impressed. But the housing and the arm mounting made them worth the effort because I really wanted this style.

P.S. My photos were taken low because I don't have a tripod. I sat the camera on a small box. Under normal viewing conditions, you can't see the light bulb at all, only the black top of the lights.

Oh, and if you're gonna order more than one of these lights, I would recommend going ahead and order a spare bulb. It'll give you better odds of being able to get the light temps to match.

11-11-2005, 08:55 PM	#28 (permalink)
random_alias Planted Tank Enthusiast (View User Tanks) PTrader: (10/100%) Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: NC Posts: 728	It's a modified Azoo Galaxy light. The housing and the light it gives off looks very different from the way it does out of the box. The housing was hot pink and transparent so light spilled out the top. The reflector has holes punched in it so light escapes and hits the semitransparent housing, making it look like little dots of light, very annoying. The reflector is unpolished and total crap. I painted it with a flat white paint. When you do those things, the light turns into something very nice and classy. 13w. They say 7200k but the color is very very unpredictable between the three I have. Painting the reflectors seemed to help even out the colors some. I got them for half price from http://www.aquariumconnection.com/ But I do not recommend the lights very highly if you are going to use them as stock. I wasn't impressed. But the housing and the arm mounting made them worth the effort because I really wanted this style. P.S. My photos were taken low because I don't have a tripod. I sat the camera on a small box. Under normal viewing conditions, you can't see the light bulb at all, only the black top of the lights. Oh, and if you're gonna order more than one of these lights, I would recommend going ahead and order a spare bulb. It'll give you better odds of being able to get the light temps to match. __________________ "Insanity: doing [or asking] the same thing over and over again and expecting different results."