Travis55 said:How would one do on a 10 gal? Lol whats the dimensions of one of the lights? Id like to mount one in my hood.
MartinBlank said:75 gallon planted (currently medium light with lower light plants). Would you recommend 10W or 20W lights to replicate a "medium" light in a 75 gallon?
I am trying to avoid making the jump to high light and the algae / CO2 needs that can create.
Thanks.. great thread!
Buffy said:I was out looking at those and was wondering since you ordered from Hong Kong, what did you have to do as far as custom's and all that?
MartinBlank said:So I am going back and forth on this one. It appears that four 10w fixtures might actually be cheaper than two 20w fixtures. But a bit concerned that a 10w will penetrate all the way to the bottom of my tank.
The other option is trying to figure out a good way to mount the lamps above my tank (the 10w's I would probably rest directly on my glass toppers)...
KlcoKN said:This is probably a silly question, but I thought you needed at least 2 wats per gallon to grow freshwater plants? How are LEDs different? How many led watts would I need in a 55 gallon with medium light plants and no co2?
So is it not the watts but the lumens or something that really matter? Or the color of the light?
Sorry for the question overload, I'm just a bit confused by all this lol.
What size tank do you have? I'll put a 10w on my 72g tomorrow and post a pic just so you can have an idea of the spread/ depth etc.
I currently have the two 20w just sitting on eggcrate on top of my tank, easy mounting solution but I'm going to put them in my canopy on my new tank once it's set up.