CHEAP and EASY LED aquarium light HOW TO TUTORIAL
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LED LIGHT
Length: 16 feet
LED quantity: 300
Type: waterproof
Parts: +24Key Remote+12V Power Supply
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Another cheap and easy aquarium light: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eAYYK...
stronger DIY led build: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4rLFh...
Watch the aquariums in this video get built: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8WwLG...
These are not a practical choice for a planted aquarium. They are no where near as strong as what would be needed. I mention their ideal use in the video and also mention they would not be useful on a planted tank or reef tank.
Each LED is not even 1 watt. they are closer to 0.10 watts.
A planted tank needs around 30 watts per square foot of tank.
EXAMPLE: So for an 4 foot long 55 gallon planted aquarium (4 square feet) we need 120 watts of LED lighing power.
Even if we buy the 60 LED/meter light strip, that would only be around 8 watts of power.
MEANING you will need to buy 15 of these strips to MAYBE match what a good LED light fixture can do. (15 strips = $345)
You are better off buying a proper planted tank LED light or building the more powerful LED system i have shown in a previous video.