Wrangy
Valuable Member
So I'm currently in the market for a new lighting setup for my tank and I need some help in deciding on sizes and such. I'm a big fan of LED's and think they're underrated and misunderstood creatures but that being said I'm looking to expand my horizons and try other lighting, namely T5's for a bit more variation and spread in my lighting.
I currently run a 100w LED light over the tank and it does a fantastic job for my sps, clam and other corals happy, growing and colourful but I'm looking for a nice new unit now and I would preferably want to get an led-t5 hybrid light as I think there's something that can't be gained elsewhere through this combo. Now my question involves how much power and tubes would be a decent amount to place over my tank. It's a 2ft cube and is now up and running with a full zeovit system. I've been looking at several different lights to get and I feel like they would do a good job but part of me thinks that they might not be enough light even though it's much more than what I have!
The highest on my list is a Giesemann Aurora hybrid, 4x 24w T5 with a 75-80w led cluster and most other options involve using 4x 24w T5's but I guess I feel it might not be enough even though it's nearly double the power of my current lighting.
The other lighting I've been looking at is getting a straight 6 or 8 bulb T5 light but I don't really want to give up my led's so that's a hard decision I'd be making.
I simply need some reassurance that a 4 bulb hybrid unit would indeed be enough lighting over my tank and that I'm being a little over cautious thinking that it's not enough! Any help and info would be greatly appreciated!!
I currently run a 100w LED light over the tank and it does a fantastic job for my sps, clam and other corals happy, growing and colourful but I'm looking for a nice new unit now and I would preferably want to get an led-t5 hybrid light as I think there's something that can't be gained elsewhere through this combo. Now my question involves how much power and tubes would be a decent amount to place over my tank. It's a 2ft cube and is now up and running with a full zeovit system. I've been looking at several different lights to get and I feel like they would do a good job but part of me thinks that they might not be enough light even though it's much more than what I have!
The highest on my list is a Giesemann Aurora hybrid, 4x 24w T5 with a 75-80w led cluster and most other options involve using 4x 24w T5's but I guess I feel it might not be enough even though it's nearly double the power of my current lighting.
The other lighting I've been looking at is getting a straight 6 or 8 bulb T5 light but I don't really want to give up my led's so that's a hard decision I'd be making.
I simply need some reassurance that a 4 bulb hybrid unit would indeed be enough lighting over my tank and that I'm being a little over cautious thinking that it's not enough! Any help and info would be greatly appreciated!!
