Beamswork LED Review

Unboxed the BeamsWork 18" LED, my first impression of this light fixture is simple, slim and clean design that I like it. It comes with two extendable brackets which can be extended to 21" max. If I can compare to my current Odyssea T5H0 fixture, this one is lot thinner and lighter.

- Hi-Lumen 50
- New 0.5W Chip set (33 x 0.5W LED = 16.5W)
- 6500K daylight perfect for aquarium freshwater plants

It has 3 arrays of 11 each. Total of 33 Leds

It's pretty easy to setup this light, all you need to do is reverse the leg brackets and then adjust the appropriate length for your tank in order to sit a bit high. Here's how I set it up on my rimless 10 gal tank.

This fixture has 2 modes power switch: Full mode or Lunar mode.

Ok so I tested this BeamsWork 18" LED. For first 2 weeks, I used this method: Set my timer 4 hours during morning and 4 hours during evening. In total of 8 hours daily. The light seems to be working really good, there are NO Blue lights integrated with white ones. It's all white LEDs lights. It spreads directly into tank, there are no shadow or dark corners. It's actually brighter than my current T5H0, although it consumes much less energy and it doesn't heat the water. My aqua moss plants are growing, there are no green or brown algeas develop on them or on glass, soil and filter. But in order to get the maximum moss grow result, I will experiment and keep 8 hours straight duration.

Overall, it's great light fixture for the quality and price. My shrimps and aqua moss are happy. Bottom line, you Don't need to change the bulbs because there are None unlike T5H0 fixtures. So far, I don't find any downsides. But I'll see how it will handle in a year and two in long term used... :)