LED light help

[monocus]

ok for fish only.i would use a min of 3 watt leds

[Metrontech]

So it would be 56 LEDS at 1W as there are 4 LEDs per pod

I wonder why they told me this would work for simple coral

The tank is 21" deep

How does the rating work for LED vs T5 etc.

I know they say 3W per gallon or something like that, but LED is a totally differing light

[e46er]

Ah I read it wrong. My bad.

[Metrontech]

No worries, I am more interested to know if this will be enough?

I am confused with all the information out there in regards to lighting

I know the 3W per gallon rule...but LED is different...right?

So with the 8 - 10K - 80 lumen white and 6 blue will that be enough for my coral?

Or will I need more?

Thanks again

Originally Posted by e46er

Ah I read it wrong. My bad.

[reefwars]

Fwiw I doubt your getting more light than your 2 t5s were giving you, 1w LEDs are not all that strong and then 21" of water depth is the killer. No reason you can't supplement with other led strips or add more LEDs though if your of the creative kind , I should also note that just because you are doing softies don't mean less light is better you'd still want decent lighting

[Metrontech]

Maybe a dumb question but is the 1W draw, different than the output of the LED?

Also what about my 2 T5's and these LEDS? Would that work?

Mike

Originally Posted by reefwars

Fwiw I doubt your getting more light than your 2 t5s were giving you, 1w LEDs are not all that strong and then 21" of water depth is the killer. No reason you can't supplement with other led strips or add more LEDs though if your of the creative kind , I should also note that just because you are doing softies don't mean less light is better you'd still want decent lighting

[canadianbudz604]

Softies don't need much light, how many watts total is the fixtuee