Which Lighting To Go With?

[AlvaradoL]

Im still researching which lighting exactly to go with for my 140Gallon tank.
It will be a mixed SPS and LPS tank.
These are the 4 fixtures I am stuck in between.
1. Sfiligoi Stealth T5/MH
2/150 MH and 8x54w T5
Stealth T5 8x54w 2x150w HQI

2. Sfiligoi Stealth T5
8x54w T5 with LED moonlights
Stealth T5 8x54w 2x150w HQI

3. Sfiligoi Genesis T5/LED
8x54w T5 with 3 rows of LED lighting
Sfiligoi Genesis T5 120

4. Giesmann 48 inch Moonlight
2x250w MH with 4x54w T5 with LED moonlight
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PLEASE LET ME KNOW YOUR OPINION! THANKS GUYS!

 

[AlvaradoL]

Hopefully the lighting experts chime in. :]

VOTE VOTE VOTE!!!

 

[fab1971]

What's the difference between number 1 and 2? I'd go with t5, mh combo if it were up to me. I used to get wonderful growth and my corals looked great. Leds are nice and they make corals look amazing but I always loved how my tank looked with t5s and 14k. Always enjoyed the shimmer and the warming up period when the mh's powered up. Sort of like when the sun comes up in the morning. Only thing I hated was the heat.

 

[lps1212]

I like the fourth combo imo that's the winner and actually what I was thinkin of going with

 

[gar732]

I'd go with option 3. I run LEDs over my frag tank and T5s over my display and will be doing a LED/T5 combo over the display. I think this combo looks great and will allow you to fine tune the perfect color. MHs are great if you can deal with the heat and power consumption.

 

[AlvaradoL]

Option 1 is T5 and MH and option 2 is only T5 with a moonlight LED.
I'm just worried that Option one might be an overkill in lighting? Not sure though. And I also love MHs shimmer but I hate the heat aswell.

 

[AlvaradoL]

I like option four a lot but I am also scared that the MH would be too white for me because right now I am use to a very blue tank. The good thing is that it has a little bit of everything.

 

[AlvaradoL]

I love the fact that option 3 would have less heat and that the LEDs would have shimmer the only thing I'm unsure about is that the LEDs are focused in the middle of the fixture and not spread out. Idk how this will cause the light to blend. Unsure if it will look weird with LEDs focused in the middle and T5s on the outer edge. If anyone knows the answer to this let me know. :)

 

[Redstag]

How big is your tank? Are you planning to have SPS in your tank? If you plan to have SPS in your tank I would not recommend you to get the Giesmann Infinity DE fixture unless you want the Giesmann SE Spectra fixture. I was using many Giesmann pendants in the pass, they are not compare to SFILIGOI product.

 

[AlvaradoL]

The fixture will be going on a 140 tank, 48x31.5x24.
And I will have SPS and LPS in the tank.

 

[fab1971]

I'd go with number 1 but only run mh for about 3-4 hours a day (heat) and the T5's most of the day (8-10 hrs).
If heating is an issue then I would have went with #3. I just love the growth and look of mh 14k when I used to run them. Of course back when I had mh, I also supplemented them with t5's and retrofited an led bar to give it some pop. Best of all worlds :)

 

[Redstag]

The Giesemann Infinity won't cover the 30" deep tank. I suggest you should go with the Geismann Spectra with SE bulbs or SFILIGOI Genesis hybrid T5 and LEDs. SFILOGOI is the best choice, T5 can dimmable as well as the LEDs and RGB. You also save electric.

The fixture will be going on a 140 tank, 48x31.5x24.
And I will have SPS and LPS in the tank.

 

[Redstag]

Here is the SFILIGOI hybrid T5 with LEDs demo. I like the shimmer.

YouTube - ‪Genesis T5/LED Hybrid 2‬‏

YouTube - ‪Sfiligoi Genesis RGB Demo‬‏

 

[AlvaradoL]

The Giesemann Infinity won't cover the 30" deep tank. I suggest you should go with the Geismann Spectra with SE bulbs or SFILIGOI Genesis hybrid T5 and LEDs. SFILOGOI is the best choice, T5 can dimmable as well as the LEDs and RGB. You also save electric.

You think if I get the standard 1 though with the 2 rows of white LEDs and the 1 row of blue LEDs that will be enough shimmer?

 

[Redstag]

I suggest to get two rolls blue and 1 roll white with T5 dimmable.

 

[AlvaradoL]

Really? Won't the two white LED rows add more shimmer than just 1 row?

 

[Redstag]

I just ordered 5 rolls of LEDs with 4 T5 80w bulbs (3 rolls of blue and 2 rolls of white with 2 rolls RGB on the two blues rolls).

 

[AlvaradoL]

How long do they take to receive the fixtures?

 

[AlvaradoL]

Also how many cords are there and what do they control?

 

[AlvaradoL]

More Votes Please! :D