Lighting recommendations for 36x18x21

[elongate]

Any help would be appreciated.
Gonna be a Euphyllia dominated tank.

 

[WIReefer]

Any help would be appreciated.
Gonna be a Euphyllia dominated tank.

Leds would do the trick just fine but I would suggest a t5 fixture love my sunpower. Grows corals amazing too!

 

[canadianeh]

I have Red Sea Reefer 250 with similar dimension as yours and I am using two Radion XR15 Blue. Check out my build thread if you want to see how they look like in my tank. My tank will be mainly LPS with a fraction of softies and SPS. Focus will be more on Euphyllia and Acans.

 

[Jonreefer]

with only LPS you dont need crazy light. 2 RedSea 50w lights, 2 Kessil A160, 2 Noopsyche K7II pro

 

[Nick Steele]

I’d even say 2 AI 16hds would work for lps with That size tank.

 

[Rufus’ goofs]

I did a 32 “ RB proton v2 and 4 t5’s on my 36x24x20 tank.
Love the color combo and the boom I can get out of it.

Best of luck!

 

[siggy]

Your budget is the only limiting factor. Get something you can grow with. I went though 4 typs of lights, I now have 4 xr15's
Start with 2 Quality lights and you can add when you get that 200 gallon ;) good luck

 

[hart24601]

I’d even say 2 AI 16hds would work for lps with That size tank.

that would be my suggestion as well for lps only. 60w each, and full control with Nothing else needed to buy. Can easily expand down the road if desired.

 

[fishface NJ]

New or used T5 lights

 

[elongate]

I’d even say 2 AI 16hds would work for lps with That size tank.

These are the lights I like. They have been my top choice just wanted others ideas and opinions.

 

[Nick Steele]

These are the lights I like. They have been my top choice just wanted others ideas and opinions.

I had 1 over my Nuvo 20 (24”x15”x13”) for 6 months and it worked beautifully for lps/softies have some shadowing froM rocks but not bad. I added another one last week because the one couldn’t keep my sps growing.

 

[topjimmy]

I have a similar size tank, and I'm considering new lighting too. I'm thinking about a hybrid t5 led. Probably the Aquatic Life 4x t5 and either a single kessil or maybe two.

 

[FishyDP]

I was at my lfs today, they are using the new red sea leds..the tank looked awesome. I am highly considering them for my next light upgrade.

 

[ichthyoid]

Besides investing in lights that you can grow with, if desired. It’s often better for most devices to not run wide open. Most things, electronics included, last longer with less stress on them. A light that can be run at 30-70% and still meet your needs would be my ideal choice.