Lighting

[redrocketfish]

Starting a new 55 gallon reef tank and looking for suggestions on what kind of lighting I need. I would prefer led.

 

[Jekyl]

Budget and coral type preferred?

I would use 1 ap9x from kessil.

 

[thatmanMIKEson]

So many options, what's the budget and coral type preferred?

 

[redrocketfish]

Budget and coral type preferred?

I would use 1 ap9x from kessil.

Im a beginner,so I’m looking to start with soft corals. Low to medium budget.

 

[redrocketfish]

So many options, what's the budget and coral type preferred?

Im a beginner,so I’m looking to start with soft corals. Low to medium budget.

 

[tbrown3589]

Starting a new 55 gallon reef tank and looking for suggestions on what kind of lighting I need. I would prefer led.

I like @noopsyche lights and will recommend them every time!

 

[Jekyl]

Im a beginner,so I’m looking to start with soft corals. Low to medium budget.

Starting and end point are 2 completely different things. Lighting take the time to save and get something good. Even after the tank gets wet, you still have a couple months before coral. You don't want to spend money twice

 

[dedragon]

Im a beginner,so I’m looking to start with soft corals. Low to medium budget.

For budget people need a dollar amount as low to medium for some can mean a drastically different number from others.

As jekyl said, buy once and never regret. You dont want to have to buy another set of lights down the road. Some lights are also easier to add to with led bars but sometimes that isnt an option given preferred mounting, number of outlets used, or even just aesthetics

 

[Bpb]

Devils advocate here, but most people end up changing lights like they change their socks. Even when they spend big. Lights are important, but it’s easy to hyper focus on lighting nuances and forget the big picture of water chemistry and flow. I’d recommend starting with some of the quanta reef strips. They’re decent quality and relatively inexpensive. Lots of info in here about them if you search. They’re generally very well liked

 

[thatmanMIKEson]

Devils advocate here, but most people end up changing lights like they change their socks. Even when they spend big. Lights are important, but it’s easy to hyper focus on lighting nuances and forget the big picture of water chemistry and flow. I’d recommend starting with some of the quanta reef strips. They’re decent quality and relatively inexpensive. Lots of info in here about them if you search. They’re generally very well liked

That's true I have changed lights allot and added several on one tank and about to add to that one again, so I agree with the lighting side, It does change and it should with time and growth.

I dont have any experience with the quanta lights but, I would research anything you are interested in.

 

[tpack17]

Look at reefi uno 2’s. Quality and powerful without the steep price.

 

[dstockwell]

I have two viparspectra 165 over my 55