Cheap vs Expensive Vivarium Lights ($8–$180) | Which Is Best?

What’s the best vivarium light from $8 to $180? In this video, we compare 4 aquarium lights across a full price range to see which one actually looks best and performs the best on a real tank. We’ll break down the features of each light, show how they look on a 12x12x18 bioactive vivarium, and share our honest thoughts after using them. We also explain what actually makes a light good or bad, including lumens, PAR, and CRI, so you can confidently choose the right light for your own tank. Let us know which light you would choose in the comments! The lights will all be linked below. Let us know what you thought of this video and what you’d like to see next! We are celebrating 6.5k subscribers–YAY!! Thank you all for watching. Please share our videos and channel with your friends to help us keep growing. We appreciate you!!! Contact us for commissions (Bay Area or LA, CA) or with questions at [email protected] Follow us on IG!   / tangledearthvivariums   Jane and William Check out our amazon storefront to build your own scapes while supporting the channel: https://www.amazon.com/shop/tangledea... Lights in order from least to most expensive: Pawfly 11W: https://amzn.to/4sIg0YK Rocoking grow light: https://amzn.to/4bSm4Xs Twinstar LED EA: https://amzn.to/47Zj9uK Chihiros WRGB II: https://amzn.to/4dKBYpe Aquarium light timer: https://amzn.to/3Pyhczf All amazon links are affiliate links, which means we get a small commission when you make a purchase. 0:00 Introduction 1:31 $8 light 3:25 $20 light 6:15 $80 light 9:41 $180 light 13:17 What qualities matter in a light? 15:30 Final thoughts Background music attributions: Gymnopedie No 1 by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... This video is about: bioactive vivarium, vivariums, terrarium, how to build a vivarium, building a vivarium on a budget, aquascaping, small vivarium, ferret wonderland, biotope gallery, vivarium lighting, what light to put on a vivarium, best vivarium lights, chihiros, twinstar, aquarium lights, what light to put on aquarium, best vivarium grow light, best terrarium light, par explained, cri explained, what is cri, what are lumens, what are par, how to choose a good vivarium light