Reply With QuoteThe picture only show the input and output ratings of your AC/DC adaptor. It doesn't show the output current rating so I'm not sure how many watt per led.
Guys, need advice. Is this led light Deebow Dee-4060 sufficient to carpet glosso ? Tank size 3ft × 1.5 x 1.5. Spec as per below with 36 leds. I have 2 of this to cover. Not sure what is the light intensity. Does it mean 0.5 watt per led ? Thanks in advance
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The picture only show the input and output ratings of your AC/DC adaptor. It doesn't show the output current rating so I'm not sure how many watt per led.
It reads 12 to 36 VDC at 0.5A which means the power consumption is about 6W to 18W. That is not a useful guide without knowing the exact number of LEDs, exact power consumption and depth and size of the tank. If you really curious to know your LEDs power consumption, you can buy a watt meter but I don't see it is going to serve as purpose.
Best is to observe your plant on how is react to the lights given.
I can't find any info on this model on Google. Got this as recommended by lfs and this is my first planted tank. Total there are 144 leds and it's very bright. I have options to turn on half or full only. Anubias leaves is curling. How do u guys keep high light plant and low lights plant together ?
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Without much info on those lights, looks like you'll just have to trying using it and observe the plant response and growth. It'll just be by trial and error. Using just wattage or power consumption to determine LED light intensity is difficult because the strength of the individual LEDs and their spectrum also counts towards how much usable light can actually get to the plants.Originally Posted by Boon Kiat Ong
For example, if your lightset has many LEDs but they are all the small low-power type, they might have good coverage for shorter tanks but may not be able to get sufficient light to all the plants in a taller tank. On the other-hand, if your lightset uses smaller numbers of high powered LEDs, they may be able to focus light to the plants directly below in a taller tank, but the overall coverage may be limited and the plants in other parts of a wider tank get insufficient light.
So its all about matching the right LED light setup to the particular tank and layout.
For a planted tank with mixed species of plants, its best to use light intensity which cater for the higher light plants... the lower light plants you can position nearer to the substrate so that they are further away from the lights, or place them under taller plants to be shaded.
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