watts?

x1crt · 08/29/2008, 07:43 PM

what does the watts do to the lighting?
like does it make it brighter?

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IslandCrow · 08/29/2008, 07:47 PM

That can be a tricky question. In general, a higher wattage light is going to be brighter, but you have to be careful comparing apples to oranges. Wattage is really just a measure of power consumption, so a more efficient light is going to produce more light at a lower wattage. As long as you're comparing similar lighting (e.g. metal halide to metal halide or T-5 to T-5) and similar color spectrums, you can assume that higher wattage means brighter light.

08/29/2008, 07:43 PM	#1
x1crt Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: california Posts: 319	watts? what does the watts do to the lighting? like does it make it brighter? :/

08/29/2008, 07:47 PM	#2
IslandCrow Reef Monkey Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Rockledge, Fl Posts: 5,759	That can be a tricky question. In general, a higher wattage light is going to be brighter, but you have to be careful comparing apples to oranges. Wattage is really just a measure of power consumption, so a more efficient light is going to produce more light at a lower wattage. As long as you're comparing similar lighting (e.g. metal halide to metal halide or T-5 to T-5) and similar color spectrums, you can assume that higher wattage means brighter light. __________________ All opinions in the above message should be taken with 35 ppt salt. -Mike C. Current Tank Info: I have a reef screen saver on my phone, does that count?