Justal
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Working out watts per gallon / litre is easy with standard T5's etc as the quoted watts on the tubes all seem fairly comparable - I realise that depth of water, distance of lights from the water surface, presence of condensation lids etc etc will make a difference, but if I have 50 watts of light over a 100 litre tank I can consider that as 1 watt for every 2 litres, or 0.5 watts/litre
How do I work out a similar Watts per litre for LEDs though? They operate at a much lower power consumption so presumably you need fewer watts per litre with LEDs, but just how many watts / litre do you need when using LED lights? Is there a comparison table somewhere comparing watts/litre for T5's vs Watts/litre with LEDS?
Thanks,
Al.
How do I work out a similar Watts per litre for LEDs though? They operate at a much lower power consumption so presumably you need fewer watts per litre with LEDs, but just how many watts / litre do you need when using LED lights? Is there a comparison table somewhere comparing watts/litre for T5's vs Watts/litre with LEDS?
Thanks,
Al.