Brett’s Reef Tank 40g breeder build thread

What lights should I do

  • T5s (which brand fixture)

  • Led (commment which one I should use)

  • T5 led hybrid. (Which on that won’t kill a budget)


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Here’s a pic from a few weeks ago when I built and tested the stand. More pictures tomorrow if someone reminds me

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Okay, now that we have that out of the way...I still think you should do the coralife T5 fixture with a couple of AI Primes. That'll give you excellent color and growth, etc.

This is my favorite option because you could start off with either the T5 fixture or the 2x AI Primes and then upgrade to the other one later.
 
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Okay, now that we have that out of the way...I still think you should do the coralife T5 fixture with a couple of AI Primes. That'll give you excellent color and growth, etc.

This is my favorite option because you could start off with either the T5 fixture or the 2x AI Primes and then upgrade to the other one later.
I already have one ai prime hd I’m thinking about getting a hydra 26
 
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ok I've been crazy busy lol. finally got to work on the tank. its going to be setup as peninsula style tank. I need help finding which size I need to drill my return lines though. can someone help me with that
 

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