Lighting

[Robert59]

I have 60" current pro series and 2 -24" current lights on my tank and there on pre program #1 is that lighting good enough for my fish and corals And if any one have these light I appreciate any in put I have a 155 bow front .thanks

 

[reeferfoxx]

I have 60" current pro series and 2 -24" current lights on my tank and there on pre program #1 is that lighting good enough for my fish and corals And if any one have these light I appreciate any in put I have a 155 bow front .thanks

Which Current pro do you have? Marine or Satellite. The other two are current?
155 gallon or 55 gallon bow front?

 

[Robert59]

155 bow front and it is a marine light

 

[reeferfoxx]

155 bow front and it is a marine light

Nice!

That is a good light for low demand coral like zenia, some LPS and zoas. Personally, I would look into something different if the funds are available. It's just not going to penetrate enough for higher light coral.

 

[Robert59]

Any suggestions money's are tight

 

[reeferfoxx]

Any suggestions money's are tight

There are a lot of suggestions. First what type of coral were you wanting?

If money is tight I would just work with what you have. Filling 72" in length isn't cost friendly in the least lol

 

[Robert59]

Zoas,got a brain coral, monti,got some torches . What kind of money and do you know one in spesfic

 

[Robert59]

Sorry on spelling

 

[reeferfoxx]

You could do two Mars Aqua 300w units with timers. $335 +/-
http://www.ebay.com/itm/2PCS-Mars-A...877793?hash=item2ca28f8d21:g:IdcAAOSw-CpX~er9

3x Populargrow WIFI programmable 165w. $372 +/-
http://www.ebay.com/itm/PopularGrow...970370?hash=item43dc6d7782:g:z-MAAOSwOyJX3mW~

More expensive options would be SB reef lights, Reef Breeders photon v2, Orphek v3, AI hydra 52, Ecotech radions.

 

[ksc]

Pick up a used 250/400 mh setup for the center, you can worry about the sides later (put those 2' fixtures there for now).

 

[reeferfoxx]

T5 and MH combo are nice too! I inadvertently suggested all LED fixtures LOL:oops:

 

[Robert59]

So you think 2'of those Mars Aqua 300watt will be good and better than what I have ?

 

[reeferfoxx]

So you think 2'of those Mars Aqua 300watt will be good and better than what I have ?

Yes. They are very strong LEDs.

 

[Aznxgqboyx]

http://slickdeals.net/share/android_app/fp/229987
Galaxyhydro LED Dimmable Full Spectrum Aquarium Light
75$ for those lights

 

[Robert59]

So I have 2 options trying figure out which one now I need to find some sort of stand I can connect to the tank

 

[Robert59]

Where is a link to get lighting mounts for my tank so I can raise them

 

[reeferfoxx]

The Mars Aqua, Galaxyhydro, popular grow, and Ever grow boxes all run on the same design. Commonly known as chinese black box.
I currently have the Popular grow wifi 165w unit and Mars Aqua 165w. They each come with wire hanging kits. Otherwise any other type of mount options are DIY.
I went DIY with one light on my nano. I used a TV wall mount kit from amazon($25).

 

[Robert59]

So you think 3 of those would be good for my size tank

 

[reeferfoxx]

I think 3 popular grow 165w would work. Those come with 120 degree lenses. You get more light spread that way. The units are 16 inches long with roughly 30 inch light spread. 3 would cover roughly 90 inches. The Mars Aqua comes with 90 degree lenses and comparable with 20-25 inch spread. I will say the 90 degree optics gives more sharp vivid color on coral. That said, you can always purachase different optics to replace 120s with 90s or vise versa.

 

[Robert59]

I'm not good at lighting so I'm going to need help from the pros at this