Budget Nano Lighting Suggestions

mistuhm · Jul 31, 2020

Hi everyone,

I've been using a Aquaknight for the past 2 years I've had my tank and its been doing pretty well so far. It recently died and I wanted to invest in something else other than that. I only grow softies and gorgonians so high lighting demand isn't necessary. I was looking at the Aquaknight V2 and possibly a Kessil A80 but with adding a gooseneck and controller, it really breaks my budget.

Any suggestions on the V2 or other lighting suggestions? My tank is a 25 gallon all in one tank if that helps.

Thanks again!

Spare time · Jul 31, 2020

Nicrew hyper reefs are pretty nice for the price. They have a very nice blue if you like that coral glow that blue provides.

mistuhm · Jul 31, 2020

Spare time said:
Nicrew hyper reefs are pretty nice for the price. They have a very nice blue if you like that coral glow that blue provides.

They have a 100w and 50w. Would the 50w be plenty enough for mine? And does it work off a external timer?

Dankiest_Reefer · Aug 1, 2020

mistuhm said:
They have a 100w and 50w. Would the 50w be plenty enough for mine? And does it work off a external timer?

I have the 50W on my 12 gallon for the last 2 months. Corals seem happy. Good coloration with 100% blue. It works with a wall timer. However, there is no sunrise/sunset or timed ramp up or ramp down option. Just on/off with what ever setting you have. You can only adjust the blue channel and white channel separately