Led lighting for 20 gallon ???

reefnewbi · Jun 1, 2015

Hey guys, I am upgrading from 3 gallon to a 20gallon about 16"high and 2 feet long. I asked my go to tropical reef place for any LED lights they would recommend and they said this.

http://www.marinedepot.com/Current_...D_Lighting-Current_USA-CU04110-FILTHO-vi.html

The total wattage is 36w for the 24-36 it seems to have alot features and spectrum coverage.I was wondering if anyone more experienced in LEDS can vouch for them or perhaps recommend a better light? Stock in the tank is probably going to be a pair of false clowns, some corals, an anemone, and a small CUC. Budget is 200-400$

spartanman22 · Jun 2, 2015

I'd loom at getting a used radion or the Oceanrevive units are nice too. I have one and preferred it over my kessil.

rlman41299 · Jun 2, 2015

for $30 more I would just get the AI hydra 26 or the ecotech xr15. Better coverage and reliability

Reefing Madness · Jun 2, 2015

http://www.ebay.com/itm/165W-Dimmab...757?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3a8e50f63d

reefnewbi · Jun 2, 2015

Wow reefing madness that looks amazing. Thank you for that. Do you have any experience with this product?? Just curious ☺

reefnewbi · Jun 2, 2015

also how would u mount such a thing to a tank?

Reefing Madness · Jun 2, 2015

Yea, I use 2 of them on my 240g tank. I have them mounted to my canopy. They make a u channel device that goes over the tank, that they fit in. Or you can make your own channel. Or you can get some egg crate from Home Depot and lay it across the egg crate thats laying across the top of the tank.

reefnewbi · Jun 2, 2015

Do you have the link for the channel?

Keith_0011 · Jun 2, 2015

I have TrueLumen Pros, also a current USA product, running over two soft reef tanks. 33 Long and a 29 bowfront. In my opinion you may not need a ton of light with a depth of only 16" and likely your corals will not sit directly on the bottom making them even closer to your lights.
I run the 12K/actinic "Marine Fusion" fixture and a straight actinic fixture (453nm). The power supply is separate, and you will need two of them if you want to run your lights on independent timers. I source mine from Amazon and right now for the 24" ones I am seeing prices for fixtures around $50 each.

http://www.amazon.com/Current-USA-T...1433234575&sr=8-12&keywords=truelumen+pro+24"

That one comes with a dimmer, power supply, splitter, and mounting brackets for under $70 total, a good price for this in my opinion.
Please don't take this as a plug for amazon or this seller just an example of what is currently available.

Let us know what you get.

Reefing Madness · Jun 2, 2015

https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/mounting-led-light-diy.117919/

reefnewbi · Jun 2, 2015

Thank you very much for the info Mr.madness. you saved me quite a bit of money lol will post pics when its all set up

Reefing Madness · Jun 2, 2015

Right on. Sounds like a plan.

reefnewbi · Jun 4, 2015

This thing is solid all the lights are good, and its super bright. Now just gotta get that mount kit.

Reefing Madness · Jun 4, 2015

The Kahnasaur · Jun 5, 2015

I've been using a wave-point unit that is very underpowered. I'm very interested in that AQUA unit. Roughly the same price for 10x the wattage.

reefnewbi · Jun 5, 2015

It seems really well built has two fans for cooling and I mean 80$ for 165w seems like a pretty good deal to me. And its dimmable

reefnewbi · Jun 8, 2015

Got the mounts had to make some adjustments as they were made for different lights, now all I need is a filter and to do rockscape. I've seen people use PVC pipe to make the structure more stable. Anyone have any insight on this ?