I have 4 broodstock tanks side by side. They are each 10 gallons, would this light be to bright for them? They are 13 inches deep. Thanks
1847186
This item is very bright. I have a 55 gallon tank and it's just right for my tank. This would be way too much for your tank. You would end up with more alge.
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.
1516144
Yea for sure I'm using one light fixture on my 90 gallon tall tank which has a similar footprint with a 40 gallon breeder. 36 inch long 18 inch wide and 32 inches tall. The light is plenty strong make sure you hang it a east 12 inches from top of the water to get good light dispersal for a three foot tank. Also takes some careful aqua scaping so you don't get any shadows on the side. Mine looks like a volcano very high in the middle and slopes down on both sides so as not creating casting almost any shadows. I run it at almost 80-90 percent and eveif I ran two I would probably not have aqua scales this way but I like the look and my coral in the bottom sandbed are getting enough light. I get ton of coralline algae on the sides of the tank so I am pretty confident the light is spreading enough. I don't have a gazillion corals so I did not see the need for more than one light and having one now I can definitely see that I can surely add more in the future without any problems. I am even having luck with sps corals so this is the real deal! You will definitely not be able to run them up that high intensity since the breeder is so much more of a shallow tank but that's good because you will be saving on electricity, also another reason I ran one light... Make sure you a climate your corals from very little light these lights are super powerful!
394845
I don't know but It wasn't enough to light up my tank adequately. I have a 150 gallon aquarium and bought 3 of these and had to buy an extra 3 lights to add to each base. I imagine if the tank you're trying to light Is small enough it'll be ok.
2152964
I seriously doubt it, if that's the only light the plants receive. One of these things gives enough light to make a betta tank (about 1.5 gal, and broader than it is deep) fairly bright to show off colors, but I can't see one being enough light for 15 gal of planted tank. However, I have no idea what wattage of light it's equivalent to (in order to estimate 1-2 watts per gallon); this is only my personal impression from looking at my own small setup.
1967386
I only have one plant and one Colormax and it give me low medium light in a 20 gallon long tank. You should probably need 6500 and a third strip of your choice would not hurt. I really like what the Colormax bulb does; The colors "pop" on both plants and fish.
1838207
20"x10"x12" LxWxH is a 10 gallon leader size I believe, so this light should be pretty good for that depth of aquarium.
1710941
I would say definitely not. I have the 36-48" single bright on a 3 ft tank, 30 gal. I feel the light is just adequate and I'm glad I didn't get the 24-36". The light doesn't spread out a lot either so I would think you would want to light full length of your tank with 2 x 36-48s. Even with that, growing plants will not be an option. Hope this helps. Larry
549717
it may be a little too strong for freshwater plants or a little bit of overkill. But it is a great light. I use my 16" on a 29 gallon biocube. With all kinds of coral. And it's only at 60% a few hours a day. Very nice light. You may want to ask Hobbie Bug this question.
1122400
I would echo what the others have said. Although it's a great light, it's probably not the right light for a planted tank. Unplanted tank that size, I say 2 would be enough.
318864
I think you need bigger one or buy two of this. this LED covers my 55 gal tank OK, but I wish it could be brighter,
722230
I doubt it. Personally I thought it would be brighter. I have stopped using it. I was using it to try and grow algae in a two gallon refugium connected to a salt water aquarium.
443083
I would say yes if your tank is not longer than the length of the light. The light has "feet" that can slide in and out to adjust for your tanks width and hold the light above the tanks top. I am very happy with my light.
1178617
Hi. I am not sure. I think it would depend on the depth of your tank, from,what I have read.My tank is 24 inches tall, and it works well, but I am also using Flourish Excel for my plants, at the recommendation of my local pet store .I like the the light, it switches from led white to blue automatically, and is easily overridden as other people have noted.So, I can't tell you if it is ok for your tank, it would depend on your plants, but mostly the depth of your tank, due to physics that I can barely recall. There are are online sites you can access for help with the math.I think it mostly depends on the depth of your tank.I do like this light, but, can't give you specific advice. Have fun!!!! If you look Hi. I am not sure. I think it would depend on the depth of your tank, from,what I have read.My tank is 24 inches tall, and it works well, but I am also using Flourish Excel for my plants, at the recommendation of my local pet store .I like the the light, it switches from led white to blue automatically, and is easily overridden as other people have noted.So, I can't tell you if it is ok for your tank, it would depend on your plants, but mostly the depth of your tank, due to physics that I can barely recall. There are are online sites you can access for help with the... » Read More Hi. I am not sure. I think it would depend on the depth of your tank, from,what I have read.My tank is 24 inches tall, and it works well, but I am also using Flourish Excel for my plants, at the recommendation of my local pet store .I like the the light, it switches from led white to blue automatically, and is easily overridden as other people have noted.So, I can't tell you if it is ok for your tank, it would depend on your plants, but mostly the depth of your tank, due to physics that I can barely recall. There are are online sites you can access for help with the math.I think it mostly depends on the depth of your tank.I do like this light, but, can't give you specific advice. Have fun!!!! If you look « Show Less
1514271
I don't think this light would be bright enough for a salt water tank. I have mine on a 75 gal. fresh water tank and I like it. Salt water tank I don't think so.
1917124
One is not enough for that tank. Buy two and dim them if there is too much light. These are nice lights and are a great value.
44526
It should work perfectly fine for a refugium. I use it as the sole light on a 10 gallon planted and it's pretty awesome.