Lighting question for Fresh water planted tank

[JoseCatala]

Hi,

I was thinking of using LED lighting for my next tank... How do you figure out how much light you need when selecting LED strips? I've used Compact Flo lights @ 3 watts per gallon and have pretty good sucess.

Thanks.

 

[Drstrangelove]

http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?73446-Lighting-a-Planted-Tank

Welcome to MFK!

Read this maybe and then come back and fire off questions? This is where I'd start anyway. A lot of great planted tanks are done here, so you'll be glad to ask.

 

[JoseCatala]

Thanks for the link.... very helpful