An underwater pond light is a light fixture that is built to be submersed within water during operation. As a source of illumination for ponds and other water features such as pools or fountains, LED pond lights are typically used to showcase aquatic life, or to create interesting visual effects in the water.
LED lights for ponds and other water features use a reflector bulb, which houses small surfaces that bounce light from one direction to another, creating a more intense and direct light beam. Pond lights can utilize different types of reflector bulbs for their unique lighting purposes:
An LED bulb reflector is a system of mirror-like surfaces within an LED bulb that are used to transfer the light for higher intensity and wider beam angles. Wider beam angles are useful in areas that require a large spread of general or ambient lighting.
Bulbs with light reflectors can shine light in various directions at one time, making them ideal for recessed and flood lighting purposes. In submersible pond lights, LED reflectors can keep focused lighting in the presence of currents and other distortions caused by the movement of water.
Your chosen form of submersible LED pond lights should be equipped to the comfort of any fish that you decide to place within the water. There are several factors to consider when selecting an LED pond light:
Because sunlight is a valuable resource to most fish in their natural habitat, the use of LED lights in your water feature helps them maintain their daily patterns of living:
Species of Koi and Goldfish are most popular in ponds with LED underwater lighting due to their attraction to illumination and their vibrant color schemes that mix well with different colors of the LED lights.
Your LED underwater pond lights need to be installed by an electrical professional or lighting expert to ensure they operate safely. Most versions of underwater pond lights will require a transformer to adjust the levels of voltage to match other devices that are connected to the electrical circuit.