How many led chips?

[Sareefer101]

Hi

Im planning to do a diy led build, so can anyone tell me how many led chips would I need for a tank thats 600mm (L) X 320mm (w) X 340mm (h)

I would like the light to be at least 30cm above the water line if possible.

Thanks

[bob115]

Really is going to depend on what specific LEDs you're looking at. In addition what type of distribution of light you're looking for as well. If you want real wide even distribution you're going to have a lot more LEDs running at a lower power. If you're fine with more shadowing a couple smaller clusters running at higher power.

 

Check out the lighting forum, they have a number of stickies about LEDs.