{"id":172530,"date":"2019-01-24T15:25:30","date_gmt":"2019-01-24T14:25:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/daytime.de\/tools\/light-power-calculator\/"},"modified":"2025-06-13T11:56:00","modified_gmt":"2025-06-13T09:56:00","slug":"light-power-calculator","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/daytime.de\/en\/tools\/light-power-calculator\/","title":{"rendered":"Light\/power calculator"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-2k1o-e35c0d9b902e39d4e6d26c5ccb5859de\">\n#top .flex_column.av-2k1o-e35c0d9b902e39d4e6d26c5ccb5859de{\nmargin-top:0px;\nmargin-bottom:0px;\n}\n.flex_column.av-2k1o-e35c0d9b902e39d4e6d26c5ccb5859de{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n.responsive #top #wrap_all .flex_column.av-2k1o-e35c0d9b902e39d4e6d26c5ccb5859de{\nmargin-top:0px;\nmargin-bottom:0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-2k1o-e35c0d9b902e39d4e6d26c5ccb5859de av_one_full  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_hr  avia-builder-el-first  first flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  '     ><p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-l0c7z2d3-2d579b6868f7afb2bece9c0fb9124296\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-l0c7z2d3-2d579b6868f7afb2bece9c0fb9124296{\npadding-bottom:10px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-l0c7z2d3-2d579b6868f7afb2bece9c0fb9124296 .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-l0c7z2d3-2d579b6868f7afb2bece9c0fb9124296 .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-l0c7z2d3-2d579b6868f7afb2bece9c0fb9124296 av-special-heading-h1 blockquote modern-quote  avia-builder-el-1  el_before_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-first '><h1 class='av-special-heading-tag'  itemprop=\"headline\"  >daytime\u00ae LED light\/power calculator<\/h1><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-l0c7ql88-c701627f185ad8bdc1403f4e44c2e529 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h3>Here you can easily determine the amount of &#8220;daytime\u00ae power&#8221; in watts that optimally illuminates your aquarium.<\/h3>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-kwgap6i3-f5eae4aacc8e04110ad2d9b0cb2c3feb\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-kwgap6i3-f5eae4aacc8e04110ad2d9b0cb2c3feb{\nheight:50px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-kwgap6i3-f5eae4aacc8e04110ad2d9b0cb2c3feb hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-3  el_after_av_one_full  el_before_av_textblock '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-jrarouz5-d6e57dd946ff8e2affc59078947351cb '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h2>Step 1:<\/h2>\n<h2>Determine your &#8220;lumen per liter&#8221; value<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-kwgap6i3-15-d4875c1084a6f71858a6a5268d4b7cb8\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-kwgap6i3-15-d4875c1084a6f71858a6a5268d4b7cb8{\nheight:25px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-kwgap6i3-15-d4875c1084a6f71858a6a5268d4b7cb8 hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-5  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_textblock '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-jrarouz5-14-1cfb07168c099ec6fb4ef154ebcf80b2 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h2>Sea water<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-5iaogz-e64ccd7be58222f1fefb567f9b4e1501\">\n#top .flex_column.av-5iaogz-e64ccd7be58222f1fefb567f9b4e1501{\nmargin-top:12px;\nmargin-bottom:0px;\n}\n.flex_column.av-5iaogz-e64ccd7be58222f1fefb567f9b4e1501{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n.responsive #top #wrap_all .flex_column.av-5iaogz-e64ccd7be58222f1fefb567f9b4e1501{\nmargin-top:12px;\nmargin-bottom:0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-5iaogz-e64ccd7be58222f1fefb567f9b4e1501 av_one_third  avia-builder-el-7  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_one_third  first flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  column-top-margin'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-jrarouz5-12-8811e5e1cc5240a3077b5d0d49b0d881 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h3>Low Light Reef<\/h3>\n<p>10 &#8211; 20 lumens per liter<\/p>\n<p>Fish and seawater aquariums (FOWL)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-5iaogz-11-f6ca4e2ec25c62bfeeef27589f0a82c5\">\n#top .flex_column.av-5iaogz-11-f6ca4e2ec25c62bfeeef27589f0a82c5{\nmargin-top:12px;\nmargin-bottom:0px;\n}\n.flex_column.av-5iaogz-11-f6ca4e2ec25c62bfeeef27589f0a82c5{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n.responsive #top #wrap_all .flex_column.av-5iaogz-11-f6ca4e2ec25c62bfeeef27589f0a82c5{\nmargin-top:12px;\nmargin-bottom:0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-5iaogz-11-f6ca4e2ec25c62bfeeef27589f0a82c5 av_one_third  avia-builder-el-9  el_after_av_one_third  el_before_av_one_third  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  column-top-margin'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-jrarouz5-10-9a458f63c9d6a904647616361f0912f0 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h3>Natural Light Reef<\/h3>\n<p>20 &#8211; 40 lumens per liter<\/p>\n<p>Large polyp stony corals (LPS), crustose anemones, soft corals, leather corals<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-5iaogz-9-0784ccf6f68ab97dc7ccaf77b2de9be7\">\n#top .flex_column.av-5iaogz-9-0784ccf6f68ab97dc7ccaf77b2de9be7{\nmargin-top:12px;\nmargin-bottom:0px;\n}\n.flex_column.av-5iaogz-9-0784ccf6f68ab97dc7ccaf77b2de9be7{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n.responsive #top #wrap_all .flex_column.av-5iaogz-9-0784ccf6f68ab97dc7ccaf77b2de9be7{\nmargin-top:12px;\nmargin-bottom:0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-5iaogz-9-0784ccf6f68ab97dc7ccaf77b2de9be7 av_one_third  avia-builder-el-11  el_after_av_one_third  el_before_av_hr  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  column-top-margin'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-jrarouz5-8-e0a41e3c996c9743dc91250f25e5c41a '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h3>Ultra Light Reef<\/h3>\n<p>40 &#8211; 60 lumens per liter<\/p>\n<p>Small polyp stony corals (SPS)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-kwgap6i3-13-edea494c0be0be7d7539eaf6b4c19d36\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-kwgap6i3-13-edea494c0be0be7d7539eaf6b4c19d36{\nheight:25px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-kwgap6i3-13-edea494c0be0be7d7539eaf6b4c19d36 hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-13  el_after_av_one_third  el_before_av_textblock '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-jrarouz5-6-c44c318581ef2318c93cc9bf063fe047 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h2>Fresh water<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-5iaogz-7-8da213f763229581343191547a9ea62b\">\n#top .flex_column.av-5iaogz-7-8da213f763229581343191547a9ea62b{\nmargin-top:12px;\nmargin-bottom:0px;\n}\n.flex_column.av-5iaogz-7-8da213f763229581343191547a9ea62b{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n.responsive #top #wrap_all .flex_column.av-5iaogz-7-8da213f763229581343191547a9ea62b{\nmargin-top:12px;\nmargin-bottom:0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-5iaogz-7-8da213f763229581343191547a9ea62b av_one_third  avia-builder-el-15  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_one_third  first flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  column-top-margin'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-jrarouz5-5-2a766f05c9aeb30d44c63bc3fa5e81b0 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h3>Low light requirement<\/h3>\n<p>10 &#8211; 20 lumens per liter<\/p>\n<p>For easy-care aquatic plants such as Anubias, some Crypocorynes, some Amazonas, Java fern, Vallisneria, biotope aquariums (e.g. shrimp, discus or African aquariums)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-3poagz-e4ea080f2d3f6f5388cda47ecde4fa0d\">\n#top .flex_column.av-3poagz-e4ea080f2d3f6f5388cda47ecde4fa0d{\nmargin-top:12px;\nmargin-bottom:0px;\n}\n.flex_column.av-3poagz-e4ea080f2d3f6f5388cda47ecde4fa0d{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n.responsive #top #wrap_all .flex_column.av-3poagz-e4ea080f2d3f6f5388cda47ecde4fa0d{\nmargin-top:12px;\nmargin-bottom:0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-3poagz-e4ea080f2d3f6f5388cda47ecde4fa0d av_one_third  avia-builder-el-17  el_after_av_one_third  el_before_av_one_third  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  column-top-margin'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-jrarouz5-4-8c8f817e48ff087266dbbcb7efe704d5 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h3>Normal light requirement<\/h3>\n<p>20 &#8211; 30 lumens per liter<\/p>\n<p>For somewhat more demanding aquatic plants such as some mosses, some Hygrophila, Pogostemon helferi, some Amazonas.<br \/>\nCO2 fertilization, soil and liquid fertilizer required.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-2ipfqr-a461ad77ec85756599e8ba13adfbc39d\">\n#top .flex_column.av-2ipfqr-a461ad77ec85756599e8ba13adfbc39d{\nmargin-top:12px;\nmargin-bottom:0px;\n}\n.flex_column.av-2ipfqr-a461ad77ec85756599e8ba13adfbc39d{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n.responsive #top #wrap_all .flex_column.av-2ipfqr-a461ad77ec85756599e8ba13adfbc39d{\nmargin-top:12px;\nmargin-bottom:0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-2ipfqr-a461ad77ec85756599e8ba13adfbc39d av_one_third  avia-builder-el-19  el_after_av_one_third  el_before_av_hr  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  column-top-margin'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-jrarouz5-3-fdce7fc38d11ef1f38bad5bc1645655c '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h3>High light requirement<\/h3>\n<p>30 and more lumens per liter<\/p>\n<p>For particularly demanding aquatic plants such as Cuba pearlwort (Hcc), Glossostigma, Rotala. CO2 fertilization, soil and liquid fertilizers and special fertilizers are absolutely essential.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-jraru9q2-242c28c097ad67c4ca5df3acaccf1239\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-jraru9q2-242c28c097ad67c4ca5df3acaccf1239{\nheight:32px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-jraru9q2-242c28c097ad67c4ca5df3acaccf1239 hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-21  el_after_av_one_third  el_before_av_section  avia-builder-el-last '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- close content main div --><\/div><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-jrarsxpz-7b4ebf97bf044acdc0cce01729298b27\">\n.avia-section.av-jrarsxpz-7b4ebf97bf044acdc0cce01729298b27{\nbackground-color:#f0f0f0;\nbackground-image:unset;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div id='av_section_1'  class='avia-section av-jrarsxpz-7b4ebf97bf044acdc0cce01729298b27 main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-22  el_after_av_hr  avia-builder-el-last  avia-bg-style-scroll container_wrap sidebar_right'  ><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-small alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-172530'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-jrarouz5-2-3bff73d0c92472c3c1742d3b460545c4 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h2>Step 2:<\/h2>\n<h2>Enter your &#8220;Lumen per liter&#8221; value and your aquarium size and select the desired light color<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-60x49v-d788eb604ec381c3505e30122b91f155\">\n.flex_column.av-60x49v-d788eb604ec381c3505e30122b91f155{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-60x49v-d788eb604ec381c3505e30122b91f155 av_one_third  avia-builder-el-25  el_after_av_codeblock  el_before_av_one_third  first flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  '     ><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-4fg58z-85f8fd825b2533b841d701ec24805616\">\n.flex_column.av-4fg58z-85f8fd825b2533b841d701ec24805616{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-4fg58z-85f8fd825b2533b841d701ec24805616 av_one_third  avia-builder-el-27  el_after_av_one_third  el_before_av_one_third  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  '     ><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-366rub-80a3c73927234837fff111af18b0d073\">\n.flex_column.av-366rub-80a3c73927234837fff111af18b0d073{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-366rub-80a3c73927234837fff111af18b0d073 av_one_third  avia-builder-el-29  el_after_av_one_third  el_before_av_codeblock  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  '     ><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- close content main div --><\/div><\/div><div id='after_section_1'  class='main_color av_default_container_wrap container_wrap sidebar_right'  ><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-small alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-172530'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":172127,"menu_order":1,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/daytime.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/172530"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/daytime.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/daytime.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/daytime.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/daytime.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=172530"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/daytime.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/172530\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":173915,"href":"https:\/\/daytime.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/172530\/revisions\/173915"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/daytime.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/172127"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/daytime.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=172530"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}