Tank Lighting

[hawil]

I have a 14x7x9 cubic inch fish tank. I was wondering how do I set up lighting for it? How much watts do I need?
The only plant I have as of this moment is Rotala Rotundifolia sp. Green. And I'm planning to put an HM Betta

 

[ripil]

i stick to the 1 watt per gallon. with your tank being 14 litres, 3 gallons and 4 gallons us. id suggest 5 watts. but saying that a little look around on ebay for some leds would work really well as your tank ain't too big. i got a blue led bar off amazon that im hoping will light up my 2 foot tank. less than a tenner so its worth a shot. i'll let ya know and put a pic or two up as they do white ones too.

 

[hawil]

i stick to the 1 watt per gallon. with your tank being 14 litres, 3 gallons and 4 gallons us. id suggest 5 watts. but saying that a little look around on ebay for some leds would work really well as your tank ain't too big. i got a blue led bar off amazon that im hoping will light up my 2 foot tank. less than a tenner so its worth a shot. i'll let ya know and put a pic or two up as they do white ones too.

Thanks for the reply.
5 watts? Okay. I'll look it up and maybe I'll make my own canopy. LED's would be better. So if I use will LED, what specifics should I find? Like size, length or watts

 

[ripil]

wow....this is where i join you in not knowing. this is why i got it already done off amazon only time will tell if its any good. sorry i couldn't be more help mate.

 

[XAli1971]

I have a 14x7x9 cubic inch fish tank. I was wondering how do I set up lighting for it? How much watts do I need?
The only plant I have as of this moment is Rotala Rotundifolia sp. Green. And I'm planning to put an HM Betta

Hello,

found this thread while researching the same topic and found it very helpful if rather technical

http/www.plantedtank.net/forums/showthread.php?t=184368

enjoy the read!

 

[hawil]

I have a 14x7x9 cubic inch fish tank. I was wondering how do I set up lighting for it? How much watts do I need?
The only plant I have as of this moment is Rotala Rotundifolia sp. Green. And I'm planning to put an HM Betta

Hello,

found this thread while researching the same topic and found it very helpful if rather technical

http/www.plantedtank.net/forums/showthread.php?t=184368

enjoy the read!

Thanks for the link. I'll look it up

 

[daz4321]

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[OldMan47]

I did a quick in my head calculation and I think you have about a 10 gallon tank. To me that means that you need at least a 10 watts and maybe a bit bigger fluorescent tube as lighting, even for low light plants. Have you thought about the spiral type tubes being offered today?

 

[hawil]

I did a quick in my head calculation and I think you have about a 10 gallon tank. To me that means that you need at least a 10 watts and maybe a bit bigger fluorescent tube as lighting, even for low light plants. Have you thought about the spiral type tubes being offered today?

I have a 4 gallon. I already have the fluorescent rating 3W, the one that doesn't need a ballast someone like the spiral one. In a few days, I'll be starting building its canopy. My question was already answered from the first reply.