Will the color and light output be good for an aquarium? I want to attach them on the underside of the canopy.
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Hi, These are very poor quality LED strip, I just bought there to replaced it. "DC 12V 5M 16.4 ft 300 LED Non Waterproof 5050 SMD Flexible LED Light Lamp Strip 60led/meter (5050, Day White)" !! These are much brighter and the color are daylight where the one you asked are too warm! Also their uniformity are much better, have 3M double sided tape so you can stick it to your tank!!!!
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Without any experience around aquariums my answers may not be appropriate. I don't know the numerical value of the light output (lumens) but you can look at the strip without squinting or hurting your eyes. A quick Google search suggests that at 24 watts this led string may be similar to a 100 watt incandescent bulb or about 1500 lumens (for the entire strip.) The strips are offered in two "colors", warm white and cool white. The warm white is much like a incandescent bulb (more yellow) while the cool white is much bluer / harder.
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The light unit is as long as the aquarium that it sits on. The canopy would have to be a couple of inches wider than the tank or you would have to buy a unit that is shorter than the tank it will be used on so that it will fit in the canopy. Also there is no way to hang the light. It is designed to sit on top of the aquarium its self
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I wouldn't suggest it, they aren't waterproof just water resistant. I'm almost positive they would get wet and short out and possibly pose an electrical hazard to you and your fish. They do make submersible led lights for your aquarium tho. I have some and they're worth the few extra dollars. Your local pet store probably has them for about $20. Hope this helps
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It should work as long as it is with the voltage specks under driving them will not hurt them. But I have not done it with these just with diy reef aquarium lights. It work just fine
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It should be ok but you will need 2 of them. They don't put out a ton of light but with 2 you should be ok as they are dimmable. Or, buy just one and decide after you try it if you want another. I have an 80 gallon at work and have 3, once is only running blue and the other 2 are at 100 blue and 55 white. With a smaller tank you have to remember you have less LEDs too.
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They work pretty good and probably fine for something like that. You would need a few of them though. I might suggest the high intensity bullet led lights which i put on my boat instead. A bit pricier, but you could put one in the bottom and it would do the trick.
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The colormax tubes will stimulate plant growth. But even Aqueon has said a fixture that had all three tubes installed with one standard and two colormax is only enough for low light plants. If you are really wanting to do plants another fixture would be a better choice. I would look at some of the Finnex LED's instead. The colormax tube does throw out a lot of red and you will also notice more algae growth.
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It depends how low they are hanging, but in general I would say no...you're better off having some stronger lighting.
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Hello Kevin: from what I see on the unit..it should work with your aquarium canopy.
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Glofish website suggests using blue LED lighting, so I assume this fits the bill. However, I can't say for sure if this will work best, for I use it to light my FOWLR tank. Sorry can't help you much. It is a very cheap system (light+power supply), won't set you back at all.
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It might but the light output isn't optimised for plant growth. The best source is the "gro-lux" or similar lamps used in aquaria. These have a pinkish light that I haven' seen in an LED yet. If you are worried about power consumption then they are usually a fluorescent type of lamp so are quite low compared to an incandescent lamp.
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Sorry, but I don't have much experience with glo fish. I do have a couple yellow glo fish that glo very nicely under the blue night light "moon light". I would think you'd want at least the double bright for a tank that big though.
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Depending on how high you mount the light above the aquarium and how intense you want the light to be can determine how much coverage you need. If you aren't growing corals that need a ton of light, 1 light would do probably mounted 10 to 12 inches above the aquarium I would guess.
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these fit UNDER the light, right on top of your aquarium, so whatever size light fits your tank, you can still use it, it doesn't hinder your light in any way..
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As long as the light spans the top of the aquarium, there should be no problem. This light is very bright and provides excellent illumination, both for viewers and for the fish and plants. The greatest thing about this is the gradual setting sun and moonlight modes. The only drawback for this unit is that, if your electricity goes off or the lamp is unplugged, you will have to reprogram it the time, sunset, and moon settings.
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That will probably be most dependant on what you have in the tank. The LEDs are pretty bright and can most certainly light up a tank of the right dimensions.
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I use this and the magenta light to grow my Mangrove and algae. The corals don't seem to mind either, but there are dedicated Kessil lights that you might want for saltwater that might look and work better.