What type of lighting are you currently running over your reef aquarium?

What type of lighting are you currently running over your reef aquarium?

  • LED Only

    Votes: 498 59.6%
  • Metal Halide Only

    Votes: 16 1.9%
  • T5 Only

    Votes: 64 7.7%
  • Sunlight Only

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • LED and Metal Halide Combo

    Votes: 15 1.8%
  • LED and T5 Combo

    Votes: 193 23.1%
  • Metal Halide and T5 Combo

    Votes: 25 3.0%
  • LED, Metal Halide and T5 Combo

    Votes: 20 2.4%
  • Other (please note in a post)

    Votes: 4 0.5%

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Salty1962

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I'm running 2x XR30W G.3 Pros, 1x Reefbrite Tech 50/50 and dual T5HO with ATI Blue+ and Actinic bulbs over my 65G.
 

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Running 3 ocean revive t247 leds ove 225g, getting good color and growth.
 

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Radion30 gen4 pro on a im60 gallon. Fairly new to the hobby(2 years) and still have a million things to learn. I'm curious to what some recommend on settings for this light?

I am running 75% on radiant profile mounted 12 inches above water line. Getting 250 to 350 par mid way down the tank on my 6 ft 125 gallon
 

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Need to add 1 more and a couple of long light stripe.

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Recently switched out 2 kessil a360w to 2 radion xr30 pro.

Love the shimmer but needed to add another light if I stayed with kessil on my reefer 350
 

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I don't have anything fancy....but extremely happy with the growth I get out of my LED's. I have two Apollos (now out of business) and one Mars Aqua. All three would most likely be considered "Chinese Black Boxes", although the Apollos were assembled here in the good old US of A. These three boxes are over a five foot 90 gallon tank. Apollos are not adjustable, but the Mars Aqua has pot's to adjust the blue and white channels.

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150w m81 ballast hqi 10k with diy rb/uv supplements on my 60 cube.

I love my lighting. My current build I am switch i ng to 250w halide though as the 150 doesn't have the punch I want at the same bed.
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t5 now. i'm always looking at trying new/different things. the hardware side of this hobby has me hooked
 

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Currently running an AI Prime over a 20L. Upgrading to a 40B and will be going with 2 Hydra 26 HDs. Personally I love a T5 LED combo, especially T5 with reefbrites!
 

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60x24x24 150g tank. Running 3 kessils in this orientation a350n-a350w-a350n @30-50%power
Love them!
 

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1 Kessl a360w with controller, ATI 6 bulb 36" T5 over a 30gl breeder.
 

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I use:

-x2 Rapid led DIY modules
-x1 Radion30 gen 3 pro
-x1 Kessil a150 blue

I plan to get a 150w or 250w metal halide combo'd with led strips for a 40 gallon size tank.
 

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  • I wear reef gear everywhere.

    Votes: 36 16.0%
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    Votes: 13 5.8%
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    Votes: 1 0.4%
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