Good, and cheap lights for a 29g biocube?

polancoeddie · Oct 11, 2014

I have a stock 29g oceanic biocube looking to upgrade. The blue light went out it. Its not the light bulb. I am a newbie when it come to lighting. I know nothing about it. All I know is that it creates photosynthesis for my corals. I know I am limited on the selection of corals I can get with my stock lighting. What is the difference and the best between the t5, and LED. I am on a budget something around $120.

polancoeddie · Oct 11, 2014

29g biocube lighting upgrade? ?

I have a stock 29g oceanic biocube looking to upgrade. The blue light went out it. Its not the light bulb. I am a newbie when it come to lighting. I know nothing about it. All I know is that it creates photosynthesis for my corals. I know I am limited on the selection of corals I can get with my stock lighting. What is the difference and the best between the t5, and LED. I am on a budget something around $120.

SeahorseKeeper · Oct 12, 2014

Good and cheap might be a light hard to find.

Here are some options close to that price point:
Current USA Orbit Marine LED Aquarium Light
DM-132e - Reef Radiance

heathd.hd · Oct 12, 2014

I have the reefradiance light on my acclimation / quarantine tank it works great. I just cut the hood for it. Looks okay.

cope413 · Oct 12, 2014

Good and cheap generally don't go together

heathd.hd · Oct 12, 2014

It was more of a budget thing in my boat. It's worked out great! Not all of us have thousands of dollars to throw at there cube.

Lonely reefer's · Oct 12, 2014

kessil a150w sky blue

polancoeddie · Oct 12, 2014

I like that heathd.hd. went to their website good prices. What do you guys think about AquaticLife T5 HO Dual Lamp Light Fixture? Its for a 29g bio cube so the price is only $80. But that would mean I would need to take the top off.

cope413 · Oct 12, 2014

Oh I have a reef radiance on my tank. They aren't cheap. Great value.

Diesel. · Oct 12, 2014

i just put a order in to reef breeders. they have nice lights that make the corals awesome colors. ill let you know how they look when i get them

SeahorseKeeper · Oct 12, 2014

polancoeddie said:
I like that heathd.hd. went to their website good prices. What do you guys think about AquaticLife T5 HO Dual Lamp Light Fixture? Its for a 29g bio cube so the price is only $80. But that would mean I would need to take the top off.

I'm not convinced that the two bulb will be enough.

LetItReef · Oct 13, 2014

polancoeddie said:
I have a stock 29g oceanic biocube looking to upgrade. The blue light went out it. Its not the light bulb. I am a newbie when it come to lighting. I know nothing about it. All I know is that it creates photosynthesis for my corals. I know I am limited on the selection of corals I can get with my stock lighting. What is the difference and the best between the t5, and LED. I am on a budget something around $120.

try Amazon.com or Ebay for Led's; 150 watts can pretty much keep any type of corals. Good luck

LetItReef · Oct 13, 2014

polancoeddie said:
I like that heathd.hd. went to their website good prices. What do you guys think about AquaticLife T5 HO Dual Lamp Light Fixture? Its for a 29g bio cube so the price is only $80. But that would mean I would need to take the top off.

We have this fixture and got it for $80.00 but it is only 48 watts, ok for some softies and some lps.

saltyphish · Oct 13, 2014

Your ballast probably went out for your original lights. Led upgrades are the best solution due to heat/low light problems with stock lighting. Rapidled and steve's leds offer nice retro kits for the biocubes but not for less than $200.00. Other options require either cutting the hood or removing it. In that scenario where you remove the hood the cheap ebay leds are your best cheapest bet.

samaljo · Oct 13, 2014

I recently went with the Current USA Orbit Marine LED Aquarium Light for my Biocube 29. I also found a youtube video showing how to dismantle the inside of the canopy to accommodate this model. Found it on Amazon for under $110 new and including shipping.