how to find out watts per gallon?

frogster221 · March 30th, 2008

how could i figure out the watts per gallon on my 20 gallon tank

Halibut · March 30th, 2008

figure out the wattage on your light bulb(s) and divide by number of gallons in your case 20. Example 15 wattsx2/55 gallons=.55watts per gallon of water.

frogster221 · March 30th, 2008

ok cool it turns out that i do have a 15 watt bulb so i didnt have to do any math yay! thanks for the help

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