Help me choose some lighting!

[JohnA420]

Pulled the trigger and ordered an innovative marine ex100 last night. The tank ships end of May as the black stand was out of stock. I've been out of the hobby for 3-4 years and I look forward to getting back into it.

 

[Tahoe61]

You're going to need two fixtures at least.

Nice tank, congratulations. :)

 

[VintageReefer]

If these were my only options, or what I felt were my top choices, I would definitely pick the reefi

 

[JohnA420]

You're going to need to fixtures at least.

Nice tank, congratulations. :)

I figure it will need 2-3 fixtures on a 48" display. That will be the next dive into research is # of fixtures.

 

[JohnA420]

If these were my only options, or what I felt were my top choices, I would definitely pick the reefi

These are the 3 main units I'm looking at simply because of value and functionality. Wife will divorce me if I spend the same $ on lighting as I did the tank setup. I am willing to consider other options though.

 

[VintageReefer]

These are the 3 main units I'm looking at simply because of value and functionality. Wife will divorce me if I spend the same $ on lighting as I did the tank setup. I am willing to consider other options though.

What’s the budget?

 

[JohnA420]

What’s the budget?

No specific budget. What did you have in mind?

 

[rtparty]

2 of the Nicrew 150. Best bang for your buck by a mile. You can have 2 of them, the controller, and tank mounts for the cost of one Reefi.

Not even close IMO

 

[JohnA420]

2 of the Nicrew 150. Best bang for your buck by a mile. You can have 2 of them, the controller, and tank mounts for the cost of one Reefi.

Not even close IMO

It seems like the nicrew would be the best value. Thank you for your contribution and I love your glasscages tank. I almost went 6'x30x20 custom from them similar to yours but we plan to move in the next few years and I figured a 100 gallon would be easier to move than a 240 . Could possibly go bigger to depending on the house we land in.

 

[design.maddie]

No specific budget. What did you have in mind?

I just swapped over to Quanta Helix bars and really like their build quality and ease of use.

 

[VintageReefer]

No specific budget. What did you have in mind?

One of the new reefbreeders Meridian 36 would do a great job. Or you could go with two Meridian 11”s for 800$. Each one covers 24x24 and you can link them with rails and make it look like a single fixture. Daisychain the units or use a single power supply

https://reefbreeders.com/pages/meridian-info
They are in stock at Detroit reef club