Marineland LED Light Hood for Aquariums Aquarium Hoods at Linens 'n Things

On February 13, 2013:
I love this hood. Whether using in the daylight or night mode, the lighting is great. I leave in the daylight mode until I have completed the night feeding, then switch to night, to enjoy the soft lighting. Looks great with my red LED volcano.

On November 1, 2012:
I was really worried when I bought this that it would not be as bright as my existing fluorescent light hood. No worries. As other reviews state, it is a little thin, but nothing to worry about. It looks good on your tank. The switch on the top goes left for black light mode, and right for bright light mode. The night mode is great for being able to see, but not light up the room. I had tried black light fluorescent bulbs and they created a nice effect on the neon fish and decorations, but was never bright enough for daytime viewing. This gives the best of both worlds, though the black light effect is not equal to a true black light fluorescent. The white lights are equally bright as my past fluorescent, and since they are LED they should last a while.

On October 10, 2012:
Found this product on another site for less. Contacted Pet Mountain and they matched the price and no cost shipping. Great customer service.

On September 23, 2012:
I purchased this hood/light combo to replace my cheezy plastic t-5 combo. The hood looks great and the led lights are awesome!! Shimmering effect is nice. The hood's hinge did break after a few months of use, however Marineland shipped me a replacement quickly. Very easy customer support. The hood itself is semi-fragile and probably not a good choice for kids or inexperienced users.

On April 11, 2012:
I bought this hood for a 20 gallon long which is 30" long. When I got the hood and opened the box and saw light that was less than 12" long I was very disappointed at this. Very few LED's. I don't have the hood here as it's at my girlfriends for her tank but I believe it only had 3 blue LED's? I expected a light that was at least 20", not happy.

On January 27, 2012:
The LEDs provide a much nicer light than the old fluorescent tube. The point sources provide a rippling effect from the surface of the water. The night mode is also very nice and some of our reclusive fish will come out, now. We use ours on a timer to turn it off at night and manually switch it to night mode in the evening and back to daylight in mid-morning. The aquarium hood works very well. The entire top rotates up to allow for easy cleaning of the tank.

On January 6, 2012:
This is good hood but it can use improvement. It is a little flimsy but my main complaint is I can not put a timer on the hood so the daylight and nightlight can come on automatically. I have to manually turn on both lights every day. If Marineland could fix this problem, they would have an excellent light.

On December 14, 2011:
The LED lights are not bright enough and distort the color of the fish. Would not recommend purchase.

On November 19, 2011:
I purchased this unit to replace a Marineland Eclipse 3. The top cover itself is a snap to install and leaves plenty of room for a HOB filter. The led light included with this top is outstanding. Day and moon light features are great, and give the water a natural shimmering effect. Outstanding price as always from Pet Mountain. Pet Mountain is now the only place I shop for my aquarium supplies and products!

On October 18, 2011:
The hood fit nicely to my aquarium I'm using for my kids frogs. Problem I have is that the cut out for the filter. It would be nice if the was designed as having perforated section where you punch out when you need it for filter. Now for my use, I have to find a way to cover this less I risk the frogs jumping out.

On September 14, 2011:
This thing looks awesome. Sleek, modern, energy efficient LED. It is a bit flimsy and the way the area is designed for a HOB filter could use improvement for that's all it allows. No way of closing off the opening if you want to run a canister and seal up around the holes. The other aspect that bothered me is that the Emperor 400 does not work with this it is too large. The filter itself fits but the cover is too large. I am trying out the penguin 350 which is supposed to fit this but if they only designed it with a bit more thought I would rate it better.

On August 16, 2011:
The material was a bit more flimsy than I was hoping for, but it still is a great hood. I love the fact that the hinge is in the back so the entire hood opens, makes it easy for cleaning. I also love the blue lights, at night they turn the tank into a great display.

On August 10, 2011:
I really like this hood/light combination. You have easy, full access to the top of the tank without having to remove the hood or light (assuming you're against a wall to lean it against--turn off the light when you do this!). It looks very sharp and clean with its bulged-up center. This keeps it away from the surface of the water and therefore likely won't grow algae like the flat, glass tops do. Installation was a piece of cake. I use an under gravel filter/power head combo (I know, so old school am I!) on my 29 gallon tank and I had to move the powerhead / tube over a spot since the hinges/hood slightly interfered (I like to hang my powerhead off the tank and not use the suction cups) but not a big deal for me. I can't give it 5 stars for two reasons: (1) I don't use an above-the-tank filter so now I have a large opening in the hood that I need to close somehow. This area should come with a filler piece that can be cut up to accommodate one's setup. (2) The LED light is about 1/3 the width of my 29 gallon tank. I'd like to see something a bit longer--at least 1/2 the width would be nicer and eyeballing it looks to me like it would fit fine without too much compromise to the current excellent design.

On June 25, 2011:
The hood could be a little more rigid and it could use a little something to better hold the light bar in place while open.