LEDS

[bigben2057]

Has anyone ever used those cheap LED strip lights they sell on ebay? I saw some that say they are 14k but don't know if they will do anything? Any one know if they are worth it or if they are just a waste because it could fit two or three strips in my t5 hood.

Heres one

Aquarium LED 14000K WHITE Light 18 LEDs 1 ft Strip 250 Lumens 12 inch + Power | eBay

 

[techo]

+1 following along

 

[Sniperhank]

I've never seen those before. I'm not sure if they would do anything besides light your tank, it doesn't say anything regarding wattage. I bought a similar blue LED set from another seller that I'm going to be using as my moonlighting in my tank.

 

[Reefer 22]

Has anyone ever used those cheap LED strip lights they sell on ebay? I saw some that say they are 14k but don't know if they will do anything? Any one know if they are worth it or if they are just a waste because it could fit two or three strips in my t5 hood.

Heres one

Aquarium LED 14000K WHITE Light 18 LEDs 1 ft Strip 250 Lumens 12 inch + Power | eBay

1+ would also like to know if worth it because I could fit 2 on my T5 light fixture.

 

[Reefer 22]

I've never seen those before. I'm not sure if they would do anything besides light your tank, it doesn't say anything regarding wattage. I bought a similar blue LED set from another seller that I'm going to be using as my moonlighting in my tank.

That's exactly what I'm going to use mine for so tell me if it is worth what you payed after you have used it for a wile. please keep me informed on this and I will be vary happy thank you.

 

[Sniperhank]

I'll let you know when I get them installed. I'm waiting on the plug converter. They sent me a European plug...

 

[bigben2057]

On these here the blue ones it says that its 15 watts for 3 ft strip so that would be 5 watts for 1ft? I dont know much about LEDS but how much would that be equal too in florescent?

Aquarium Reef Coral LED Strip 445 nm BLUE Actinic Light 36" 3 ft 60 stunner LEDs | eBay

 

[Sniperhank]

If there are 5 bulbs per stick, thatd be 1 watt per led. I dont see any reason not to use the blues as moonlighting. The others would only be for a fowlr tank that you want more white to the look.

 

[bigben2057]

So if I were to get LEds what wattage per led should I look for 1 watt?

 

[Reefer 22]

I'll let you know when I get them installed. I'm waiting on the plug converter. They sent me a European plug...

Thanks that really helps me a lot

 

[Jake337]

I bought a 20inch moonlight led strip off amazon and they look amazing at night.

 

[Sniperhank]

For moonlighting, I wouldn't go any higher than a 1 watt blue LED. A 2 watt might be able to keep soft corals and 3 watt is the wattage that you should aim for if you ever want to keep corals.