Cheap LED Light Strips on ebay

[jellyfish4me]

I have a 2.5 gal bowfront nano. (A cheap one). Nothing in there except live rock, blue/red leg hermits and some mushrooms. I want to add some more easy softies... star polyps, more mushrooms, ect... And some pulsing xenia (not so easy)...

Current lighting is a 10watt 50/50 bulb that screws right into the stock canopy that came with the aquarium...

http://www.petco.com/product/111942...scent-Bulb.aspx?CoreCat=FishFC_Hoods_Lighting

I am looking at these cheap flexible waterproof light strips that they are selling on ebay...

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dl...720643&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT#ht_4045wt_912

I am going to buy a blue one for "moonlight" night viewing. I am going to add it in my current canopy. I realize this strip probably has no value for the corals. It is simply because I think I will like the way it looks.

BUT.... I am wondering if it would be benificial to add any of the white led strips or if they are just not bright enough/wrong color temperature, ect. to even be worth the hassle. I only would want/need the white ones if it was going to benefit the corals. Otherwise, why bother?

Opinions please!

 

[sedor]

I doubt these are powerful enough to support much coral life. Cheap in this hobby is generally exactly that...cheap junk.

 

[slumlord]

Pretty sure saltwater would destroy those in no time.

 

[cirionrc]

HONG KONG!! Watch out. Better have gfi and grounding probe ready!! Is cheap and is probably just sealed with some silicone.

 

[orion251]

LED and HK do not mix. Trust me. I bought a LED Module for a Surefire flashlight off Ebay to try out since it was about $20 vs. $50 for the US made version. Stopped working after 300 rounds through an AR-15.......... Bought the US version and it is still running strong!

 

[agreeive?fish]

HONG KONG!! Watch out. Better have gfi and grounding probe ready!! Is cheap and is probably just sealed with some silicone.

check in the lighting department at your local walmart if your wanting them for visual effects, i dont know where they wer made but they have several diffrent colred led flex tubes, and atleast there you can return themif they look cheaply made after you open the package. as far as supporting anything i doubt it will happen with these "visual effect lights"

 

[jellyfish4me]

Thanks everyone for your input... One more question? Can I keep anything under the current lighting considering it is a small nano? There are mushrooms in the tank right now that look fine, but it has only been about 2 weeks since I added them. To early to tell with these.

 

[LeGaCYWinZ]

I would say you would be fine with most softies, shrooms and zoas.

 

[agreeive?fish]

jellyfish4me

they make a 20w bulb like your current 10w bulb wich might be better for corals

http://www.bigalsonline.com/BigAlsUS/ctl3684/cp18361/si1382997/cl0/coralifeminicompact5050lamp20watt

 

[826 moto]

they will be good moon lights but dont put out enough par to grow coral