3ft mixed reef lighting

[chrisgy08]

Hey guys , starting a mixed reef. Mainly softies and lps but I have a soft spot for plating montipora so I'd like some of them too .

Tank is
90cm long
36 deep
42 wide

130 litres total

Any reccomendations on lighting that doesn't break the bank . I've been looking at the popblooms . Also with these dimensions I was wondering if 1 light.or 2.is better

Tia

 

[PPBlimpy]

2 popbloom rl90s or 2 noopsyche k7 pros would be plenty! either way under $350

I run noops personally and like them. The fact they run a glass lens instead of plastic is a bonus. app sucks but ehhh

 

[Josh Will]

2 PopBloom RL90 are growing corals like crazy on my mixed reef tank.

 

[NCsalt]

I have been happy with my Maxspect Razor 150 on my 40B. I got one of the closeout ones from Coralvue for $450 but they can be had for under $600 during sales. Mines been going almost 3 years without issue.

 

[RuralReefer1]

Check out quanta. I run the helix bars and they are fantastic as long as you don’t need all the controls and apps but just want a high quality light that works.

 

[Hooz]

I have two tanks of similar size. One has three AI Primes, the other two AI Hydras. Both work well, and can be tuned to grow literally anything you'd want to grow. I use older AI lights and upgrade the LEDs and lenses to options from @luxdium, because (IMO) they have the best spectrum options of any reef light on the market. I also go slightly overboard on lights because I'm a big fan of even coverage. I *HATE* shadowing.

If you wanted to do a more budget, "off the shelf" option, I'd look at the Nicrew HyperReef Gen 2 lights. A pair of the 100w lights would get you plenty of power and spread to grow anything and everything, and the updated spectrum of the Gen 2 is pretty much a direct copy of the latest generation Radions, so you know it'll grow coral just fine.