Is this "too much light" for a 5 gallon tank?
1855194
No I use it with a 3 gallon and it is great! You need the light with the glo tanks.
1855195
It's blue very blue to me its not enough I like the white better I have a small tank too but mine has already broke and it's not very old
1855196
My tank is 10 gallon and it is the perfect amount of light. I don't think it would be too much for a 5 gallon - I think the shape of the tank may make a difference with a 5 gallon. Not sure. Hope this helps.
1855197
It is a lot of light, even for a 10 gallon tank. I would go with their 8" single strip led light bar. I have both.
1855198
In my opinion yes it would be to large for a 5 gallon tank. They make a smaller light meant for 5g tanks. I have this light on a tall 10g half moon.
1063697
I use it in a 55 gallon aquarium...although it is only as long as 1/2 it lights up the whole thing sufficiently. It is obviously dimmer at the far end but still sufficient. The intensity levels for the white and blue LEDs have 5 different settings.
2065253
I would not recommend this light if you are looking for bright lighting. The light only focuses on the middle of the tank, leaving darker spots on the edge. My 10 gallon tank has this problem, where it is insufficient light.
641900
Absolutely overkill for a 5 gallon tank. You need a 50watt at most. A 150watt would likely cook the little guppies.
318865
Depends on how bright you'd like it. I have a 45 gallon and considering an additional light. On a side note, half of the blue bulbs stopped working less than 6 months in.
1645494
You would need the 5 watt size for a 1.5 gallon tank. This one would be way too warm.
77192
I use to used 2 of these for low light plants on my standard tetra "55" g tank (its actually more like 48g and mis-sold as 55.. but I digress) the 24"-36", it has 4 rows of lights that only cover about 17.5" in the center of that 24" space, the 36" is just max leg extension. I removed one leg from each light and put the de-legged side on the center brace (I put a 1" bar on top of the brace to keep lights level), pushing the 2 lights together they fit snugly on top. It worked well for low light aquarium plants like anubias , java fern, vals, mosses, and marimo. However if you want medium light plants I'd strongly advise a different brand made for plant growth.. or just get 6500kelvnin cfls bulbs and clamp on lamps (3-4x) if you don't mind the look of them. I've upgraded to a 2 bulb 6500k t5 light over my "55"g now.
1027838
I only have a 29 gallon and my tank is loving the lights. My personal opinion is that it would be better to run two with a 60 gallon. Current is great though. You will love it!
1202137
I would say yes and maybe too much light depending on coral and what size you are using. I have 1 on a 100 gallon soft coral only and it is enough.
1437613
It works wonderfully on my 29 mixed reef with SPS in the top half however the ~2" at the sides of the tank are a little under-lit. It is definitely bright enough for the depth of a 75 gallon but I would recommend using 2 lights to fully light the length of the tank.
1919317
Really depends on what you consider too bright. But compared to many other aquarium lights, this light should be on the lower brightness level.
233685
opening is 5" X 7". Light is on an arm that swing up from this space. It is harder than a regular aquarium to get things in and out of and do maintenance with. Also, to get the best effect, the water should be filled to a level that brings it in contact with the top... so less surface area for gas exchange.
724932
Yeah probably, mine is over a 8 gallon planted tank. Sometimes it almost seems like too much on that tank.
1356305
I'd get 2 depending on how long the tank is. My tank is 5 gallons but I bought it to grow my floating plants. It's a bright lamp
2224803
The only thing that really made a difference in the light quality is the height of the tank. I bought this light for a 45 gallon and it looked too weak, but put it on a 30 gallon and it looks great. Very natural, not super bright. The blue/moon light however is still too dark, but I think it always looked that way to me.
2268660
I use a foot-long bubble stone bar at the back of the tank, and the fish love it. They play in it all the time. As for the lights, they have a covering over them, but it is not a total enclosure (I think the lights would get too hot and burn out faster if they were TOTALLY enclosed.) But you can get light cheap at WalMart, etc. I just keep some on hand. The main problem is the "barnacles" that can accumulate on the covering over the lights, but if you're good about wiping them off every week or so, it's not an issue, and will keep the lighting in the tank bright.
1356304
I would think its a stretch ---- the light if attached to the end of the tank, its edge would barely reach the the middle. If attached in the middle, you would have dark areas at each end. Perhaps two units would suffice.