What lighting for a 40g breeder?

TryingToLearn · Nov 8, 2015

I am going to be setting up a 40 gallon breader.. Need any advice I can get on lighting for it.. LED or t5 etc... I have been looking at LED's. Trying to stay around $300 if possible. http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00M8...reef+light&dpPl=1&dpID=51b35N5GbfL&ref=plSrch
If I get this I will get 2 but I have read a lot of people saying don't go cheap...

Or possibly this one..
http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00WJ...reef+light&dpPl=1&dpID=51lYoxVOnvL&ref=plSrch

steve&mari · Nov 8, 2015

I run the ocean revive t247 led over ours and love it. Definitely should look at them I think.

jadwv2210 · Nov 8, 2015

I have a Reef Breeders Photon 32 above my 40 breeder and visually it looks great. I haven't grown any coral under it yet but every person I've seen who owns one has no issues with them. The 32" fixture will not fit over the tank with the included tank mounts. You have to shorten the width portion of the mounts to fit it on a 40 breeder. The fixture is around $400 I think.

I'm kind of debating on getting a hood and adding a few T5 bulbs with the LED fixture though to get the spectrum I'm looking for. The Reef Breeders fixture is more white than I was expecting.

cloak · Nov 8, 2015

I would just put a 250 watt Radium bulb over it and call it a day, but that's just me. In the grand scheme of things bulb replacement and electrical costs should be peanuts each year IMO. Heat can easily be alleviated as well. GL.