A long RGB strip for porches, stair rails and roof edges, fixed with screw-in clips, synced to the music through Lotus Lantern and switched on at dusk by its own timer.
A hundred feet of colour changes how a house greets people after dark. FBZ's strip follows stair rails, porch beams, eaves and garden walls, and the whole length glows in one colour chosen from the app or the remote. For smaller spaces there is a 60ft roll with the same app and modes.
The length is generous enough to split between spaces. Cutting to length is allowed, so one roll can light a porch and still leave plenty for the back steps. Popular routes include:
Being plain RGB, the strip washes each run in a single shade. That suits an entrance: warm white for everyday arrivals, orange for Halloween, red and green through December, team colours on match day. Brightness adjusts, so the glow can sit low and gentle or blaze for a party.
When the music starts, 29 dynamic modes take over. They follow the rhythm picked up by the controller's microphone, and the garden shifts colour with whatever the speaker plays. A birthday in the yard or a summer barbecue gets its own light show without a DJ booth.
Installation is solid rather than stick-and-hope. Clips with screws hold the strip to brick, wood and render, which matters outside where heat, cold and damp defeat most adhesives within a season.
| Spec | Value |
|---|---|
| Length | 100ft (60ft also offered) |
| Light type | RGB LED strip |
| Water resistance | IP65 |
| Use | Outdoor and indoor |
| App | Lotus Lantern (iOS and Android) |
| Connection | Bluetooth |
| Remote | 44-key IR remote (100ft set) |
| Inline control | Three-button switch |
| Dynamic modes | 29, music-synced |
| Sound reaction | Built-in microphone |
| Brightness | Adjustable |
| Timer | Preset on and off times with a set colour |
| Mounting | Fixing clips with screws |
| Cutting | Cuttable to custom lengths |
| Power (60ft set) | 24V, rated 15W |
| Warranty | 180 days |
IP65 describes a strip that is dust-tight and resists water jets from any direction. Rain, garden hoses and blowing spray are within its reach; standing water and submersion are not. That makes it a strong fit for covered porches, eaves, pergolas and walls, and a weaker one for the bottom of a pond or a gutter that fills in a storm.
Think of the rating as a guide to placement:
The controller and the plug are the most exposed parts of any outdoor strip. Keep them under a roof or in a sealed enclosure, and use an outdoor socket with a cover. A GFCI-protected outlet, standard for outdoor sockets in the US, is the right place to plug in.
The 60ft set runs on 24V at a rated 15W, so a hand on the stair rail meets nothing more than a harmless low-voltage strip. Low voltage over a long run also helps the colour stay consistent from the first foot to the last.
Cut ends deserve attention too. Any cut breaks the coating at that point, so seal the end with silicone before the strip goes outside, and the IP65 protection carries on to the new tip.
Outdoor lights are only as good as the habit of switching them on. FBZ's answer is the timer in Lotus Lantern, which presets on and off times and sets the colour at the same moment. The porch can glow warm white from sunset to midnight on weekdays, then switch to a party palette for Saturday.
Each person in the house tends to adopt a different control:
The IR remote has to see the controller's receiver, so mount the controller in view of the door or the patio. The app, over Bluetooth, is the better choice from behind a wall.
Timers save energy and keep neighbours friendly: nobody wants a strobe on the eaves at two in the morning. Saved scenes make holiday switches painless, from a Fourth of July red, white and blue fade to a slow December twinkle.
For a party, switch on music mode and set the speed low for background glow or high for dancing. The Lotus Lantern guide shows where each option lives.
The two FBZ rolls share the app, the 29 modes, the timer and the IP65 rating. The 60ft set suits a single porch, a balcony or one staircase. The 100ft set, with its 44-key remote, covers a front elevation or several spaces at once, cut to length as needed. Measure first, because a little spare strip beats a run that stops a few feet short of the corner.
Where FBZ is not the right fit, one of these usually is:
Choose FBZ when the strip will live under some cover and should stay put for years on screws and clips. Choose an IP68 tube when rain hits the strip directly and often. Choose a permanent eave system when the whole house is the canvas.
Mixing is allowed, too. Plenty of gardens run an IP65 strip under the porch roof and a sealed IP68 run along an open fence, both on Lotus Lantern, so the two can share scenes and switch on together at dusk from the same phone.
Pace out the route first, find the covered outlet, and look for a spot where the controller can stay dry and in view of the remote. Check the surface, too: brick and wood take screws well, while vinyl siding may need clips designed for it. With those sorted, the garden is a playlist away from its first light show.
Yes. An IP65 strip is dust-tight and shrugs off water jets, so rain is fine. Keep it out of standing water, and keep the controller and plug covered.
Length, mainly. Both run on Lotus Lantern with 29 modes and the timer; the 100ft set comes with a 44-key IR remote, and the 60ft set is rated 24V and 15W.
No. Being infrared, the remote must point straight at the controller. Use the app over Bluetooth from indoors.
Yes, to custom lengths. Seal the cut end before it goes outside.
