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

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 littlecaptive bred flame angelfish tankin 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 theDuo Driver boxand the main body of the light fixture itself.

In 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 itsUnibody LED light sometime in Novemberand it will retail for a very reasonable $349.

Jake Adams

Jake Adams has been an avid marine aquarist since the mid 90s and has worked in the retail side of the marine aquarium trade for more than ten years. He has a bachelor’s degree in Marine Science and has been the managing editor of ReefBuilders.com since 2008. Jake is interested in every facet of the marine aquarium hobby from the concepts to the technology, rare fish to exotic corals, and his interests are well documented through a very prolific career of speaking to reef clubs and marine aquarium events, and writing articles for aquarium publications across the globe. His primary interest is in corals which Jake pursues in the aquarium hobby as well as diving the coral reefs of the world.