Hello everyone, been out of the hobby for quite a while but looking at getting back in now that I own a house. I’m trying to plan everything out ahead of time so I don’t purchase a tank that’s impossible to light.
which tank sizes should I aim for or avoid as far as being able to light them adequately?
I’m wanting at least a 125g tank, larger would always be better, space isn’t really an issue. I’m probably not looking to do a ton of sps, I’ve always been more into lps and softies, But I’m more concerned with which size tanks I’m going to have trouble lighting. A standard 125 is 5ft if I remember correctly. What would be a solid lighting option for this size? I’m outdated on my knowledge of the newer LED lighting, that was all pretty new when I last had a reef tank.
Also, is LED genuinely better than MH or t5HO? I’ve had both of those and have had outstanding growth with both when using the good setups. I understand LED is much cooler (not too concerned with that) and obviously takes less power, but is the growth from a good LED in a larger reef as good as I’d get from a good MH, and is it cost effective to achive
which tank sizes should I aim for or avoid as far as being able to light them adequately?
I’m wanting at least a 125g tank, larger would always be better, space isn’t really an issue. I’m probably not looking to do a ton of sps, I’ve always been more into lps and softies, But I’m more concerned with which size tanks I’m going to have trouble lighting. A standard 125 is 5ft if I remember correctly. What would be a solid lighting option for this size? I’m outdated on my knowledge of the newer LED lighting, that was all pretty new when I last had a reef tank.
Also, is LED genuinely better than MH or t5HO? I’ve had both of those and have had outstanding growth with both when using the good setups. I understand LED is much cooler (not too concerned with that) and obviously takes less power, but is the growth from a good LED in a larger reef as good as I’d get from a good MH, and is it cost effective to achive