Reddit mentions of Finnex Stingray Aquarium LED Light, 30-Inch

Sounds like a finnex stingray would work great for your situation.

Im in the same boat, 20 gallon long on a budget, so I think this was the best option for me.

I use mainly LED lights on my tanks. I have had the best luck growing plants with these lights on 29g tanks:

finnex planted plus

finnex stingray

current USA LED freshwater

DIY LED flood light

I have also used clamp shop lights from lowes and the great value daylight led bulbs

I have the same marineland light setup on one of my 29g tanks and it is barely enough to keep a ball of hair algae alive.

Local pick up in Escondido, CA (Daily) and San Juan Capistrano, CA (Sundays only)


Shipping : I'm not too familiar with shipping large items, I assume it would pretty ex,pensive. If someone could walk me through it then I'll ship it out for you.

$55 | 36" Finnex Fugeray Planted Plus - Works great as you can tell by the photos. I own this old model and the newer 24/7 model. I honestly can't find a light output difference between Original Planted plus and 24/7. | https://imgur.com/gallery/FdpSY | This light sells for $114 new on Amazon | https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00GH9HUQ0/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_v9K0AbFH4JM2K


SOLD $20 | 30" Finnex Stingray | Fully functional light, pretty obvious that this light does not fit this tank. I can take photos of it on a 20L tomorrow if you'd like. | https://imgur.com/a/xqV3W | Selling on Amazon for $52 | https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00NAFQ6CI/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_E-K0Ab3KYKS9V

All of these are low light plants (which will work well with the non-CO2 setup) but to avoid algae on the leaves (especially anubias), you will need a low light plant worth LED.

Without a PAR meter to measure, the best we can give our suggestions that work for us. I've had a lot of success with low light tanks with the finnex stingray. No algae on the walls and none on the leaves. Growth is slow, but normal for non-CO2 tanks.

I'm using an LED light meant for low-light aquarium plants. I've successfully used this in the past for other cacti/succulent seedlings, but never saw this color before

This is the light I'm using

here ya go

Thanks! I haven't spent too much time searching yet (because I haven't a clue what specs I should be looking for), but my brief search just now I came up with these:

Finnex String Ray

Aquatic Life Reno

VivaGrow, which looks almost identical to my Finnex Planted but the name is different. (I really like my light, I just don't want to spend $100-120 if possible.)

Are there any lights you would recommend that aren't too pricey (I'd love to spend no more than $50 or $60)?