Best 36-Inch Led Lights For 30-50 Gallon Aquariums

The Koval LED light sets itself apart from its competitors with the multi-color LEDs. With 129 in total, over 5 different colors (white, blue, pink, red and green), it allows a full color spectrum that really brings out the colors of your aquarium inhabitants. The fixture comes with a 3-position switch for 3 different modes: all LEDs on, only Blue LEDs on, all LEDs off, which respectively provide daylight, nightlight, and off.

The Nicrew LED light is a great choice for creating an entrancing yet beautifully simple lighting effect for your aquarium. It has two lighting modes, a daylight mode that uses both its 90 White and 18 Blue LEDs, and a nightlight mode that only uses its blue LEDs. This combination helps produce a very bright daylight for the activities of your fish at daytime, and an attractive moonlight for nighttime enjoyment.

Current USA Satellite Freshwater LED Plus Light is one of the best LED lights for freshwater tanks because it comes with a lots of preset lighting colors which are optimized for freshwater environments. It is fitted with 72 White 6500K LEDs and 36 full spectrum RGB LEDs that are fully customizable thanks to a 32-key wireless remote to offer countless lighting colors.

The remote includes 6 color presets that are respectively optimized for various types of fish tanks from community, planted, SA cichlid, African cichlid, Goldfish, Betta, shrimp… Based on the types of livestock you have in your aquarium, the manufacturer recommends some specific colors for each type. Besides, its 12 dynamic lighting effects provide you with a diverse array of choice for your aquarium. These modes can all be paused/played on demand from the comfort of your own sofa by using the remote.

​Aquarium plants need only 8-10 hours of lighting per day for photosynthesis, overlighting could be detrimental to their growth. Know that, the Finnex Planted+ is built with a 24/7 fully automated feature that not only solves the problems of overlighting but also provides an advanced solution to automatically control your aquarium light day by day.

Being preset with a 24/7 automatic lighting cycle, the Finnex Planted+ brings the natural sunrise to sunset lighting cycle from nature into your aquarium and provides your plants with optimal conditions for photosynthesis. This is perfect when combined with the 7000K bright white LEDs that emit high output lighting for growing even high light plants.

​If you are finding a cheap planted aquarium LED light that simply provides only bright daylight for plant growth, this LED light is designed for you. The Finnex Stingray is fitted with 8 660nm RED LEDs that help maximize plant growth by providing appropriate wavelengths for photosynthesis. For any low tech aquariums that have low light level plants such as mosses, anubias or ferns, the Finnex Stingray LED light is a great choice.

The Beamswork DA FSPEC LED light features a very thin, stylish and sleek flat design. It is fitted with an array of different LEDs with white, actinic, red and green LEDs. With 2 modes – a full power daylight and a moonlight, your aquarium will be lit with appropriate lighting for the healthy growth of fish and plants. The lumen output is 5000 making this LED light an ideal choice for a 30 gallon planted tank with even high light level plants that need over 150 lumens per gallon to thrive (read the planted tank LED light guide).

Another product from Current USA, designed for saltwater tanks and ideal if you are planning for a saltwater fish-only tank or reef tank. A wonderful feature makes this reef tank LED light apart from its opponents is its Dual Daylight (8,000K/12,000K) and Dual Actinic (445nm/460nm) multi-chip LEDs. These LEDs provide stunning color spectrums that support the healthy growth of corals. Moreover, the LED bulbs are covered with 120-degree lens which offers better light coverage and color blending to show off your entire tank.

The Current USA Orbit Marine comes with a Ramp Timer Pro that allows you to program the light with a 24-hour cycle, which puts your tank through a natural rhythmical light cycle going through sunrise, sunset and moonlight. The Ramp Timer Pro also offers short transient periods (15-30 minutes of sunrise and sunset) between day and night modes, to allow aquatic life to acclimate to the new light levels, protecting again light shock.