• Help with lighting

  • Bryan1851

Good day, I purchased the Resun TL-60 lamp, LED 3.2 W, 60 cm. The base had 4 white, one blue, with a maximum of 14. There is an option to buy: Resun 0.64 W LED module, 4 LED Blue. Resun 0.64 W LED module, 4 LED Color. Resun 0.64 W LED module, 4 LED White. Can you advise me on how many and which ones to buy? The aquarium is 60 liters. Width - 600 mm; Height - 360 mm; Depth - 300 mm.

Mitchell7972

1. Buy ready-made. 2. Order from verified manufacturers on the forum.

Alyssa6727

Not a very successful purchase. It's a pity that I didn't ask about the lamp before buying it. I also wanted to buy it, but I was warned against a bad investment.

Christine864

I bought a ready-made one, it has 5 diodes, and it can be expanded to 14 (by buying and inserting into the fixture). I can't decide how many to add and what color.

Cassandra1840

Tell me, why was it not a very successful purchase? What should have been paid attention to?

Elizabeth6302

Here is the topic where I asked a question about the lamp. You can read the whole thing or just from message 63.

Joshua9340

buy a ready-made marine aquarium with a specific spectrum, not blue-white...

Anne4851

Are you suggesting to throw it away and buy another one?

Joshua9847

LAMP 60 CM, assuming the height of the aquarium is 40 cm and the width is 40 cm, the volume of the aquarium is 70-100 liters. According to scientific publications and observations of marine aquarium experts, soft corals require 0.3 - 0.5 Watts per liter. For hard corals, it is 0.5-1.0 Watts per liter. This means you need 35.0-100 Watts per liter of light. Your lamp can provide a maximum of 9 Watts, with the retail configuration being 3.2 Watts. Not to mention the spectrum and functionality (dawn-dusk, etc.). So, in the retail configuration, this is a night light, maybe a bit more. You need to think for yourself. Best regards.

Rick

I have 150 cm / 50 cm / 60 cm, 5 blue LEDs of 2.5 Watts each, night lighting.

Brian

Thank you for the reasoned response! To reinforce the information, please confirm that I understood correctly. The lighting for a 60L aquarium should be 0.3-1.0 Watts per liter = 18-60 Watts (depending on the corals). My fixture is 14x0.64=8.96. This is basically insufficient, and there is no point in selecting diodes, as it is "a band-aid on a dead horse."

Zachary

Aqua 60L - light 30 watts minimum.

Joseph2576

It seems to me that you are all a bit mistaken. I'm not an expert, but in my opinion, watts per liter apply to incandescent and fluorescent lamps, while there are different requirements for LEDs. I came across an article stating that there is no clear correlation for the power needed for diodes per liter; one needs to look at intensity and spectrum. Although I could be wrong as well.

Jason9385

I have one like this for a 100L tank, AquaLighter 3 ine - Black - 90 cm LED light. The guys adjusted it to 80 cm, and it shines wonderfully, in my opinion.

Chad231

I tend to agree with that. A 10W LED bulb shines brighter than a 60W incandescent bulb.

Helen

Could you please tell me what colors of LEDs you have installed and in what quantity?

Melissa

AquaLighter 3 ine LED lamp - Black - 90 cm - 57 watts, for a 100 l aquarium. Resun TL-60 lamp, LED 3.2 W, 60 cm, for a 60 l aquarium. You don't see the difference.