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T5 is cheaper and better if you are just starting out stay away from leds
T5 are readily available used often locally for significant discount. Sure you can get a black box led to burn the **** out of anything for 100$ a pop but it will be built poorly, corrode quickly and you will still get pretty poor coverage. 200$ will light a 48” tank with used T5s with really little shadowing.Yeah....the lack of dimming on T5's is such an advantage on new tanks.
Show me a T5 fixture not sold by second hand Ebay sites that matches the PAR / per $$ dollar of a black box LED.
Agreed everyone wants to try sps eventually. That being said Some LPS could probably grow on a 2 bar T5ho fixture from home depotGet some used lights. Look on FB marketplace (if you can stand them), CL or the like. Keep your options open and look for any kind. A local was selling a 6 foot 150w Aquamedic MH and T5 fixture with ballasts for $40. T5 units can be cheap too.
Unless you are a unicorn, pegasus or dragon, then you will be moving past softies soon. People who say that they are going with just softies are then stay with just softies are indeed mythical creatures.
Agreed but certain stuff gets a much better used discount than others. Used black box and T5s are cheap because demand is lowGood things come to those who wait. Keep checking the used market (craigslist, facebook reefing groups, lfs, local aquarium forums, this forum) eventually a good deal will pop up!
+1 @noopsyche lights! Affordable AND amazing spectrum. Bright too. Great lights.Noopsyche launches APP control version. The price hasn't gone up, you can check out K7 PRO III. at noopsyche globle retail stores
I have 2 ic orbita on a 6ft tank was debating if its enough for softies what u think i was about to go try find something stronger or add anotherDon't forget you can get some good stuff from folks shutting down a tank or upgrading..Softies do not need crazy SPS lighting. I'm running 2 current USA light strips. an orbit and an orbit IC in a 24 inch deep tank with zoas, shrooms, Just got a pipe organ I have up at the top of my tank and in just a week is already showing growth from when I got it.