Light question

[legendOfDragon]

What light is best for Redsea Reefer 350 ?
also Want to know how to add Refugium in the sump?

 

[James M]

Lighting is personal preference. Do you have a budget ?

 

[Justfebreezeit]

There is no "best". The lighting really comes down to what type of corals you want and doing some research.

Adding a refugium can be as simple as throwing chaeto and a light in there or as complicated as you want it to be.

 

[Jason mack]

Lighting ....t5 ...led ...led t5 combo.....what's your preference and budget ...

 

[James M]

There is no "best". The lighting really comes down to what type of corals you want and doing some research.

Adding a refugium can be as simple as throwing chaeto and a light in there or as complicated as you want it to be.

He wants to know how to add a fuge to the specific sump

 

[legendOfDragon]

My reference is LED but there are so many to choose form so it overwhelming.
So I would like to narrow down to one or two good for LPS and SPs tank so I can start looking to buy

 

[legendOfDragon]

There is no "best". The lighting really comes down to what type of corals you want and doing some research.

Adding a refugium can be as simple as throwing chaeto and a light in there or as complicated as you want it to be.

Yes I would like to add to Red Sea Reefer 350 .

 

[Justfebreezeit]

He wants to know how to add a fuge to the specific sump

Right the old red sea sumps basically have one compartment that you can use.

Where the skimmer is would be your main Refugium area if you go that route. Some people mod the ATO chamber for this use but requires some DIY work and you'd need to watch a video on that.

 

[legendOfDragon]

Right the old red sea sumps basically have one compartment that you can use.

Where the skimmer is would be your main Refugium area if you go that route. Some people mod the ATO chamber for this use but requires some DIY work and you'd need to watch a video on that.

Thanks

 

[Daniel Waters]

My reference is LED but there are so many to choose form so it overwhelming.
So I would like to narrow down to one or two good for LPS and SPs tank so I can start looking to buy

If you're sticking with LEDs, you really should go look at various lights on someone's tank. Honestly, nowadays, all the popular brands and even the cheaper black boxes will work. Each major brand has some minor differences, though. Do you want wi-fi connectivity? Do you want to be able to tweak the lights in minute detail or would you prefer simpler turn a knob and be done? Do you plan to mount them in a canopy or hanging down from the ceiling or using mounts on the tank? Answers to questions like these can help narrow your choices down. For instance, kessil has the most natural looking shimmer in my opinion, but I personally find it too much when ran by themselves. This isn't something you're going to know unless you go look at it in person.

Red Sea reefer 350 is approximately 48" length. You need to plan on having at least 3 puck style LEDs to cover that tank for future SPS. For instance, a kessil A360 would be one puck. A radion XR15 would be one puck. A hydra 26 would be one puck. An AP700 would be two pucks. Of course, there are also fixtures that are not puck style (like) orphek atlantik thst may be worth looking at but need more information from the questions I proposed earlier to help narrow down choices (i.e. orphek Atlantik woukd require you to hang it from above the tank so if that is not an option for you , you can rule that light out).

Hope that helps