how many watts?? And will this work for corals??
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Very low wattage. Somewhere between 10 and 20 I would think. I dont know the exact specs. Think of this as a moonlight. Corals like it night. The white light part of it only does a little illumination. Not for regular coral growth for sure.
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Someone else already answered the corals part.As for watts, from Marineland's site, the 21" model has 72 white and 16 blue leds, both types are 0.06w each. That gives us:4.32w of white leds + 0.96w of blue leds = 5.28w totalNote this is power consumption, and the light output isn't directly comparable to fluorescent tube watts. LEDs are a bit more efficient and produce more light per watt than most fluorescent tubes do. (and not all tubes are comparable either.. T8's have lower lumen/watt ratings than T5 lamps do)That said 5w of LEDs is not going to be bright when compared with a dual-tube 24" fluorescent fixture (34w total). They're much brighter per watt, but not 7 times brighter... Someone else already answered the corals part.As for watts, from Marineland's site, the 21" model has 72 white and 16 blue leds, both types are 0.06w each. That gives us:4.32w of white leds + 0.96w of blue leds = 5.28w totalNote this is power consumption, and the light output isn't directly comparable to fluorescent tube watts. LEDs are a bit more efficient and produce more light per watt than most fluorescent tubes do. (and not all tubes are comparable either.. T8's have lower lumen/watt ratings than T5 lamps do)That said 5w of LEDs is... » Read More Someone else already answered the corals part.As for watts, from Marineland's site, the 21" model has 72 white and 16 blue leds, both types are 0.06w each. That gives us:4.32w of white leds + 0.96w of blue leds = 5.28w totalNote this is power consumption, and the light output isn't directly comparable to fluorescent tube watts. LEDs are a bit more efficient and produce more light per watt than most fluorescent tubes do. (and not all tubes are comparable either.. T8's have lower lumen/watt ratings than T5 lamps do)That said 5w of LEDs is not going to be bright when compared with a dual-tube 24" fluorescent fixture (34w total). They're much brighter per watt, but not 7 times brighter... « Show Less
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Someone else already answered the corals part. As for watts, from Marineland's site, the 21" model has 72 white and 16 blue leds, both types are 0.06w each. That gives us: 4.32w of white leds + 0.96w of blue leds = 5.28w total Note this is power consumption, and the light output isn't directly comparable to fluorescent tube watts. LEDs are a bit more efficient and produce more light per watt than most fluorescent tubes do. (and not all tubes are comparable either.. T8's have lower lumen/watt ratings than T5 lamps do) That said 5w of LEDs is not going to be bright when compared with a dual-tube 24" fluorescent fixture (34w total). They're much brighter per watt, but not 7 times brighter...
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Roger on the light that I got in the directions it says one light is good for 60 gallons and on the tank size that they give for each light is 36inches , so I would guess that one light is good if you are doing soft corals . I know for me this light is fantastic all of my corals are doing fine under this light they open fully and seem to like it. I'm doing 50% blue and about 30% white on a 30 gallon tank.
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It will work well, thier are 2 settings Program 1 Program 2 with sunrise and sunset settings. Settings for time program. I use mine for a planted thereioum and works good on hi intensity for my moss and plants. You need to measure the hight from top of tank to reef rock to make sure you have the right amount of light. The kit has a chart onhow too, and best lighting settings depending on your requirements. Make sure you size it righr. You can also set moon light. The remote is cool to.
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Wouldn't recommend it if you wanna keep more than fish. For the price okay light but i use mine on my refugium. Leds no strong enough to get good coral growth.
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You would need a stronger lite for a tank that size of you wish to have corals . Fish only might be ok
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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.
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My suggestion is get a better light. Mine blew out after 2 months and they made me pay for shipping and would not send one first so my corals did not suffer. After 2 weeks they sent back a used one and will not respond to me about this issue. Horrible company. Do yourself a favor pay an extra hundred and get the real thing. Also if you do get it 1 per 65 gallons I believe. So you would need 2. Again be warned about this company.
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I have 80 gallon tank.18' wide 47"long, 16'' deep.I only use one light.It hangs in the center of the tank.Everything Is growing well in the center.growing Duncans,mushrooms,rose tip seaamies,leathers,open brain,and others.Using this for over a year.Light is powerfull can burn corals. make slow ajustments. Is nice cause it is programable.It is adjustable on hight and had a ring attached. I made my own light hanger,from the side wall,instead of the ceiling.Hope this helps.
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Depends on tank size, mine is over a 20 gallon tall, and is successfully lighting duncans, hammer, and various favia and favites. Also look at the reef breeders nano par 38 lamps, they're not too much more $.
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Hey Michael, I was able to use the 160w razor for my 4' tank but you should really use 2 120w or the new longer version that recently came out. The light comes with a controller which and real easy to use. I love the light and was able to grow lots of different corals from sps to lps. The 16k has a lot of purple so if you don't like that color you might want to go for a 10k.
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The standard for wattage is 3 watts per gallon of water. If the aquarium is going to be in a cooler area of the home you may want to consider 5 watts per gallon.
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I don't understand the question. Will this light a fluval spec tank? I need to know the size.
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I use Coralife Colormax Mini Compact Fluorescent 10 watt, 6 inch bulb. It works well.
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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.
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I'm running 2 on a 120 gal.FOWLR tank (no corals). The tank is 24" tall. With the Kessil you may be OK but not positive. I'm only using 40% or less of the power available with the Aquamanas.
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yes it will work for corals and anemones. I've had 2 if them on mine (a 75gallon) for about 5 months and have really been glad I made the change from t5's.
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For your information this light work for anemones,hard corals,soft corals and clams.