Someone light up my life

[Reesj]

 

[KJ]

Welcome to R2R!!!

 

[JoshO]

Welcome to R2R!
Lighting needs to planned on a case by case basis! What are you tank dimension, how does the aquascape look and finally, what are you keeping?

 

[Jimbhoy13]

Hello everyone. New to the salt water life and would like some advice on what light I should use. The guy at the aquariums store tried to sell me a 1500 dollar light for. 50 gallon tank. Felt like he was ripping me off so didnt get it. What would you all recommended for a 50 gal reef tank with some coral frags

Welcome to R2R.

 

[dbl]

Welcome to R2R and your new reefing family.

 

[Peace River]

Welcome to R2R!!!

 

[AcroNem]

Welcome! I agree with the above advice

 

[Rmckoy]

I prefer T5HO .

same as above . Set and forget .
but ... replacement bulbs can get expensive

 

[Fred2482]

Welcome! I agree with previous comments, really need to understand more about tank and what you are interested in stocking.

 

[SaltyCupcake]

Welcome to R2R!!

 

[sp1187]

welcome to the show.
I use Aquaray's.

 

[IamChrismWard]

Hello everyone. New to the salt water life and would like some advice on what light I should use. The guy at the aquariums store tried to sell me a 1500 dollar light for. 50 gallon tank. Felt like he was ripping me off so didnt get it. What would you all recommended for a 50 gal reef tank with some coral frags

1500 seems a bit excessive but you're probably going to spend around 800 very good light. I'm running a Radion xr30 Pro, it is an awesome light but it's going to set you back about $850. 2 things you don't want to scrimp on a tank are light and protein skimmer

 

[Brandon Smith]

 

[Murica]

Welcome!!! There’s a LOT of different opinions about lights but as already asked, what kind of corals do you plan on keeping?

 

[Salty Lemon]

I'm glad you joined us. Welcome!

 

[The Aquatic Arsenal]

 

[windemerejack]

Hi and welcome from the UK. Very friendly and knowledgeable folk on here, you will love it.
Stay safe

 

[BeejReef]

How do you plan to mount/hang them?

The cheaper ones seem to grow coral alright, but can be butt-ugly.
A canopy really opens up your options.

Also, consider whether you plan to run this tank for 4-5 years, or if you plan to run it 18 months and upgrade. If you feel an upgrade is very likely, I'd go with something modular.

 

[vetteguy53081]

Hydra 26 non-hd and HD. Non HD does literally the same and LESS money

 

[LiveWire]

Welcome to the REEF!!