dhenry:
You don't have to have those resistors.
the MOSFETS I could not find in the stores they had some IRF***
Whether those mosfets work will depend on what led stripes you have. If those are rated at different voltages and have no means of self-regulating the current, hanging them to the highest voltage will surely burn them instantaneously.
If you are switching indeed 1amp or so, something like IRF540 (a dime a dozen) would handle, even at 5v.
I would spend more time understanding the led stripes before doing anything.
the led strips do have resistors some lights are 223, 410 and some are 270 i think its very hard to read the numbers off them im gonna try to include a pic if it allows me and also i am including a link to the strips webpage.
http://www.current-usa.com/aquarium-led-lights/truelumen-pro-led-striplights
Sorry I forgot to say the strips I'm using are 3002 and 3003
