Led for 5 gal lps and softie tank

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Ok thanks!! I was just going by the 3 watt per gal rule. Unless that doesn't mean anything? Lol


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So seaweed, this wave point light you use on your 30 gal tank has 16 leds, and you have 2 of them so you have 32 watts for 30 gal. Is this a good rule to go by when sizing a led for your tank? I'm new to all of this. Lol. I thought you were supposed to shoot for 3 watts per gal? Correct me if I'm wrong?


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Ok that's cool. So how do you know for sure what size light you need so you don't have too much or too little?


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So seaweed, this wave point light you use on your 30 gal tank has 16 leds, and you have 2 of them so you have 32 watts for 30 gal. Is this a good rule to go by when sizing a led for your tank? I'm new to all of this. Lol. I thought you were supposed to shoot for 3 watts per gal? Correct me if I'm wrong?


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Rule of thumb is 3 watts but I've yet to ever see a problem with these lights
keeping softies and LPS there actually very bright considering there only 1 watt per led the only thing is you need to add a external dimmer box
they actually seem brighter than my chinese version of the tao tronics
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Thanks, I've been noticing that on a lot of reviews for some of these 1 watt leds that they do just fine for softies and some lps. I just never had the kahunas to spend the money to see if they really work.


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