Ok, so I was looking into it and might end up doing this... I want to disconnect the lights on my hood (2 10k for marine tank), and put in LED's instead. Should I even bother trying? I can't really get a new hood, and I want to grow the plants, so I need to find a way to cut down on the intensity of the light getting through the tank. I'm not sure if the lady at the store was just trying to sell me product or what, but she said not even a layer of floating plants would be enough to make it livable for the plants under the water. I'm really bent on using this little nano tank (really like the look of it), so I need to figure out how to switch out the lighting. Any ideas? I tried looking up DIY LED's, but got a whole lot of conversation and not much by way of answers. There are some LED strips for sale on amazon for relatively cheap (under $12), and one that claims to cover 5500k-6000k... would that be suitable for my plants? I would like something in the higher output range, but can't find specifics on any of the lights on there but the one in the link. Also, would I need the "warm" and "cool" lights? (The lady at the store said the plants can't utilize the blue spectrum at all, but then I keep reading that they need the blue spectrum... I'm so confused).
Also, should I look into the "waterproof" LED's? I was tring to find the output on those lights, but they were not specified.
Thanks in advance!!
Also, should I look into the "waterproof" LED's? I was tring to find the output on those lights, but they were not specified.
Thanks in advance!!