5x5x5 Led Cude Powering Question

Why 5ohms is too low

The purpose of the resistor is to limit the amount of current an LED can draw. A 5 ohm resistor does a lousy job of limiting current.

The problem that you have is that there simply isn't enough current, limited by resistors or not, to power the LEDs. Kind of like fighting a forest fire with a squirt gun.