Hello – I have a 50 gallon saltwater tank that I inherited. The tank currently has a few mushrooms, an ocillarus (nemo fish), a damsel fish and a larger fish unknown what type. For the last 3 years I pretty much just clean the glass and continue to add fresh water to top off the tank. It has a coralife 48” lighting set up. The ballist is going bad and I only have 1 daylight bulb on one side and one actinic light on the other side. Can I replace this set up with LED lighting? I’ve had this tank in my home for about 15 years. Nemo and the damsel fish are about 12 years old. Due to the lack of light I am losing the nice purple coral on the rocks and I feel bad for all the critters in the tank. Lighting advice would be appreciated. Thanks!
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Oscaror
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Yes you can replace with LEDs, the corals you have don't seem like they'd be overly sensitive to the lighting change. And, most importantly, Welcome to R2R!
The purple coralline that you are losing needs only the smallest amount of light. If you are losing it, then it is likely from elevated nitrogen or phosphorous or otherwise some parameter that is out of whack.
None of those corals have high light demands. Nearly any LED that you pick should probably be OK.
None of those corals have high light demands. Nearly any LED that you pick should probably be OK.
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If you want a low cost to what sounds like an old PC or T5 fixture, get 2 black box LEDs. There are many to choose from and some have better LED combos than others. All grow coral.
