how many leds for a 50gallon

[joshl]

Hey folks havent been on in a while but was thinking of a new project and was wondering how many leds it will take to light half of a 50 gallon tank to be able to keep any sps? The other half of the tank will be turned into all in one sump. So the tank will sit on a island so it can be viewed from 3 sides!

 

[cbj25]

dimensions of the "display" area would help

 

[rskillz]

Probably around 20-30 3w crees. One AI unit would do the trick I'm sure.

 

[joshl]

cbj25;714678 wrote: dimensions of the "display" area would help

A little larger than half the size of a standard 50 if it was cut in half sot maybe a little larger than 2.5 feet by 12 inches.

 

[cbj25]

Rskillz;714679 wrote: Probably around 20-30 3w crees. One AI unit would do the trick I'm sure.

+1 and I would add from speculation (I personally have no experience) with Vortec Radion

 

[heyitsmirix3]

1 AI isn't enough to have nice par on a 30x30 . Radions have better spreads.