LED light question

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brich999

Jack Dempsey
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ok im planning on a roughly 500g acrylic tank and have almost everything planned except lights. it doesnt need to be any super powerful lighting, since i wont have many live plants if any. i just got a 24" marineland light for my 40g breeder and am very happy with the look of LEDs. the tank will be 8x4x2 and im thinking 4- 225 LED panels in white 14w per panel and maybe 4- 42 LED strips in blue with 2.5w. total would be 66w what do you guys think enough? overkill? here are the links to what i saw

http://cgi.ebay.com/14-inch-42-LED-...plies_Fish&hash=item5ade9e74b5#ht_5658wt_1139

http://cgi.ebay.com/4-x-White-LED-A...ltDomain_0&hash=item33645b55aa#ht_4015wt_1139

any input would be great especially if you have used these or tried or use something better!
 
ok just spent a few hrs trying to read more into this... looks like these arent the best, but the only one i saw that actually bought them thought they were decent. the 10w flood light LEDs look good but how many would i need for a decent lighted look. i dont want anything too bright, but maybe like arty's piranha tank
 
i know i kinda answered my own question, but a little input would be appreciated
 
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