Do you know if LED light strips provide enough

[Luke1428]

Do you know if LED light strips provide enough and the right spectrum of light to support my tank life or should it only be used to supliment my main strip light?

 

[the_fish_man]

they should be fine i have a few and they work great

 

[BigJim]

Fish really don't need any light if they're in a normal room of the house. Plants or coral are a completely different story. LEDs can support them, but you can't use the cheap little LEDs from eBay or RadioShack. You need more power.

 

[James_in_MN]

I have a Marineland LED strip light over my planted 20g high, and it works pretty well.

 

[Luke1428]

my tank is away from any direct sunlight I like it this way because it keeps away green alge completely I have found, so they just get bulb light. Do you think in these conditions LED's are still suitable?
Also do you think its ok to do this please?

 

[BigJim]

If your tank gets direct sunlight, I'm surprised you don't have algae problems.

LEDs can work great for plants if you get the right ones. Check out the "Ziggy's Corner Planter" thread or the LED link in my fixture.