LED tape for aquarium lighting

Somehow we have already affected the article about optimal lighting for aquarium. But, we forgot to specify another way, which at the moment you can call an effective. So, the LED tape for the aquarium as the backlight of the aquarium. There is nothing complicated in such installation, it is enough to follow the instructions and do not overdo it with light.

Installation of LED Tapes in Aquarium

Initially, it is worth talking about what LED tape for the aquarium to choose, here we decided not to make whole selections, but to tell only about the optimal tape. It is considered high-quality and creates excellent lighting in the aquarium, which will give all the inhabitants.

Immediately it is worth noting that the method of such lighting can be called quite expensive, because all the tapes first react to the dollar rate. This purchase now will cost you about $ 30, but if you take into account that you can make complete and high-quality lighting, such a sum can be allocated.

Decided LED tape for aquarium to buy 5 meters, with good protection (IP-65) and with a capacity of 9.6 W / m. At her, the price is rather high, but it is not afraid of moisture at all and you can not worry that water wet her. The light of the glow must be white, they do not even smoritate to others, they can kill all their fish in a few days. Such a tape is also suitable for lighting on the street.

We took the power supply with a 12 volt power reserve. Blocks have about the same cost, so once again we recommend paying attention to more powerful, they can be used for other purposes if that.

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Remember, the LED backlight for aquarium is installed only at the top. This light is best affected by the life of all the inhabitants of the aquarium.

To install, we needed a LED tape for aquarium for 350 liters. The length of the tape was 3.5 meters, the rest we will use for other purposes.

Now go to the main installation.

1. First you need to connect the power supply to the ribbon.
2. Then isolate the place of our connection. For insulation, we recommend using shrink tubes, they are completely protected from water.

   

3. Ultimately reinforce the tape on the aquarium.

Here is a photo of the LED tape for the aquarium, we turned out in the end.

How to determine whether the LED backlight is enough

After installed LED tape in the aquarium, you need to start watching all the inhabitants. Usually, they will not immediately show anything, must go at least a month. If the fish did not change their movements, and the plants continue to grow - congratulations, the backlight is made correctly. Also read: how to connect the LED tape in the car.

If the plants did not increase and the fish slowed down, then there are not enough light. To do this, install additional diodes on the tape.

Advantages of LED Lighting for Aquarium

1. Safety. LED tape consumes only 12 volts, the power generates the power supply. So no closures are nestless.
2. Efficiency. Such illumination always remains economical in any situation.
3. It can be installed even in water, of course, if you buy with protection in IP-65 and more.
4. Installing incredibly easy.

Of the minuses, you can only call the cost, but believe me, after time it will accurately pay off.

LED tape for aquarium do it yourself: video

Also read: How to connect an LED tape from a 220 volt network.