JBJ Unibody LED light is as solid as it is versatile and stylish

Posted on October 27th, 2011 by 10

jbj unibody led light

There are a ton of LED lights vying for your reef aquarium dollar right now but the JBJ Unibody LED light stands alone in its approach. We had the good fortune to be able to use one on out little captive bred flame angelfish tank in our Reefapalooza booth last weekend and boy this light is solid. In stark contrast to most aquarium products on the market (including those made by JBJ), the JBJ Unibody LED hardly uses any plastic at all, with a solid unibody aluminum construction for both the Duo Driver box and the main body of the light fixture itself.

jbj unibody led lightIn fact, the only part of the JBJ Unibody light which is plastic is the interchangeable colored plastic top and the splash-guard lens protecting the LEDs. Every other part of the JBJ Unibody looks like it could be taken to war and back a few times over. At just over half an inch thick the JBJ Unibody is the thinnest actively cooled LED on the aquarium market and although the cooling fan is not covered, it is of the low torque variety and quickly stops with the lightest touch of a finger.

The 54 watts of Edison LEDs have a good 2:1 ratio of deep blue to white LEDs and the solid sliders on the Duo Driver box allows easy control of each channel independently, not to mention having 0-10v inputs for adjustments by an external controller. Of course the only thing that really matters in an aquarium LED light is how good the livestock looks and the look of the light produced by the JBJ Unibody LED left nothing to be desired in the coloration of our captive bred flame angelfish and its accompanying cherry-picked Acans, lords and Dendrophyllia.

Broad feature set aside, it’s the look of the JBJ Unibody that makes it truly stand out – this thin LED light looks freakin cool! With all the wiring channeled through the industrial gooseneck arm that supports the light, there is nothing to distract your eyes from the tank, and the top loading plastic panel can be as flashy or as stealth as you want it to be. Nothing about the JBJ Unibody says ‘me too’ and this is one light that stands apart from the sea of nano-LED lights, only the AI Nano LED has the same level of class.

JBJ expects to start shipping its Unibody LED light sometime in November and it will retail for a very reasonable $349.

jbj unibody led light

jbj unibody led light
jbj unibody led light

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  • http://twitter.com/DDickson83 Dan Dickson

    Looks very “Nano Customs”

  • http://www.facebook.com/wally.do Walle Do

    exact, first thought that came to my mind…..

  • http://twitter.com/iiiDream Corey Larson

    Did you two not see? Its literally Nanocustoms product put into mass production by JBJ with a tiny bit of tweaking and renaming.

    Head of Nanocustoms (Chris) works with/for JBJ

  • http://twitter.com/iiiDream Corey Larson

    Did you two not see? Its literally Nanocustoms product put into mass production by JBJ with a tiny bit of tweaking and renaming.

    Head of Nanocustoms (Chris) works with/for JBJ

  • http://twitter.com/iiiDream Corey Larson

    Did you two not see? Its literally Nanocustoms product put into mass production by JBJ with a tiny bit of tweaking and renaming.

    Head of Nanocustoms (Chris) works with/for JBJ

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000109667451 Gresham Hendee
  • Danh Ngo

    Now the million dollar question. How long do you have to wait before it’s delivered?

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_TDZ3GZQXLUOUP4E2RAGBIUE5XM Problems

    JBJ – worest brand ever, I own LED light, skimmer, chiller, power supply and all of them break from time to time with 1 year.

  • John Oxnard

    Dan, I feel you but Ngo,theres more to the story. I was bummed at Nanocustoms for awhile after a long delay w my order recently. I rousted Chris pretty hard through emails asking what the **** was the hold up. He responded and told me to cruise up the hill (I live 20 mins away)so he could show me why its taking so long. All I can say is that I was somewhat enlightened. Sure it sucks to wait, but after seeing the real situation over there, I cant really blame him.He was in over his head with orders but the quality of the work is why I didnt cancel mine.The reality for DIYers is:You dont want to deal with the wait?  a: Go ahead and try to get equally slick heatsinks from another vendor. Enjoy the lame,raw, massive finned, mass produced aluminum blocks from heatsinkusa that everyone else has. b: good luck running Meanwells. Those things are garbage.Your fixture will be fried in no time. The TRC driver boxes Chris is cranking out are in a class of their own. c:Did you see the photos above? Ill deal with the wait and have one of those over my tank as opposed to some zinc coated mending plates bolted to a heatsink with heatshrunk wires sticking out everywhere.That is all, Carry on. 

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1047901353 Ravi Kumar

    can we ue this for a planted tank? to grow forground plants like HC cuba, glossostigma, etc.. along with stem plants?. Please suggest a LED lighting for a planted tank of size 30 Gallons.
    Thanks