Best Par38 Bulb for 5 Gallon

Amelia Lee

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What Par38 bulb does anyone think is best for a 5 gallon Pico reef tank? I want my corals to pop and the colors need to be superb! I want the best bang for my buck set up.
 
I recently converted the fuge section in my sump after having my algae turf scrubber running for a couple of months now.
I use the refugium chamber now to grow frags. I am currently running a Rapid Led par 38 bulb. The refugium chamber is about a 20 gallon section. So far I am not too impressed with the results from the Rapid Led par 38 bulb. I also removed the optics because they were too focused and we're not providing the spread I needed.
I have been looking into the Coral Compulsion par 38 G2 bulb which seems to have a better mix of colors and may provide more of the spectrum I am looking for my frags to color and grow.
The other choice I would have gone with would have been a Reef Breeders par 38 but I believe they have discontinued it in place of their nano/Pico WiFi led unit which uses similar leds as their larger units.
As mentioned the Rapid Led bulb will provide plenty of light but for me I am not satisfied with it.
 
I used coralcompulsion, they offer different lens option and can install them along with your Bulb order for you. Answered all my question I had too.
 

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