40b light situation

[rdsx2]

I am new to the reef world and i wanted to know what i should be using for a 40b t5 light or a decent LED.

Any suggestions?

I am looking to do mainly softies and ricordea.

Thanks!

 

[james30ct]

Up to you. Looks at some set ups and see which you prefer. If you go leds I suggest going with good ones so you dont waste your money. If your handy cree makes some good diy sets. Leds are more expensive initially but last a long time instead of needing to be replaced yearly like t5's.

 

[Big Jed]

i have a 40b reef right now its a mixed reef with everything from SPS and LPS to softies and mushrooms. a little bit of everything. I have used a 120w LED bought off of ebay as a coral grow light LED made by taoelectronics. At the moment, I have changed over to using a 6 bulb tek t5 light made by sunlight supply. both have done well but i decided to go to the t5 for the bulb color assortment that way I can play the color to make the corals pop more.

To do softies and ricordias you would at least need to use a 4 bulb t5 to get up around the 150w range.

 

[Big Jed]

heres the link to the LED i was using I would recommend it as it covers the whole take nicely except for the outer most sides but it would be fine for lower light corals.
TaoTronics 120W Aquarium Coral Reef Tank White Blue LED Grow Light White | eBay
brand new for $165 you cant beat it for a LED

 

[Knuckles33]

Softies and lps will be fine with an led. I have it on mine and they are doing well