20W LED on Aaron´s nano

I am testing a 20W china led on my nano. its claims it has 1000 Lumx output, So far impress I will try to add 2 20W blue led to blance the color, plus lens, i realy like the results because is a strong ligth of ligth and gives the shimin efects on the botom of the aquarium.

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• led
• nano
• saltwater anano
• saltwater illumination
• led illumination
• 20w led

[BoneFishLabs]

20 watt LEDs are not as efficient as 3watt ones. your getting 50 lumens per watt where a 3 watt LED can get above 100 lumens per watt.

[aaron7405]

@BoneFishLabs

yuo are maybe right but in the otehr heand I will have to conect 10 x 3W insted of only 1, I chosse this because I wass trying to get the shimming efect on the water when the ligth came from only 1 point as MH or HQI, and it really does. looks awesome!!!

[paularagon]

dude- you placed your saltwater tank next to your computer?? Even if you don't spill anything, the saltwater humidity will fry the components in a matter of months!

[aaron7405]

@paularagon

It was just a barebond I was fixing, my computer is in the other side of the desk, and is place it at the flor

[minitruckn247]

hows your tank doing?  an update vid would be nice.

[MarshyXD]

So sick, I started with big tanks and now love nano's.

This has alot of potential! Loving the live rock formation dude!

[pblomgren]

@aaron7405 Very nice adjustment with the convined LEDs. My Jin Long tank is about 240 inch tall and I'm whether the light will penetrate the water to the bottom. I might as well get used to the idea that corals need to placed high inside the tank for that to suffice.

[aaron7405]

@bamboosharkbark

They will give you plenty ligth to gro coral, I even groing a SPS Cap on my nano

[aaron7405]

@bamboosharkbark

they are 6000K, but I convined 1 white with 2 blues (20W too) and give me a nice, color, beside I run them (white and blues) each with a 12 v led driver, that way I was able to install a dimmer and control the K temp any way I want.

[golabee]

Hey man, do you just connect it to the 12.5 converter with 2 wires and that's it?? does it get hot? how you supposed to cool it off if its gonna be on for 12 hours a day?