Looking for lights for 36inch tank

[Rrb1399]

Looking for lights 36 inch tank

 

[SpudGunn]

Hey, not sure what kind of light you're wishing to have? t5 or led?

 

[Got2bSkUnKeD]

What are you intending on growing? Softies, Mixed, SPS, fish only?

 

[Rrb1399]

Mixed reef

 

[Rrb1399]

Was thinking viperaspectra

 

[SpudGunn]

Was thinking viperaspectra

I have vipar over my 75gallon tank and I will say it will grow corals and it's not hard to program. Issue I have with it is, you have to hang it pretty high as those lights are spotlights. Another option you could do is odyssea t5 over the tank but t5 bulbs do age out and use a bit more power (not enough to me to really matter over 1 tank) Hope this helps. If it were me I'd see if I could land some second hand noopsyches soon as the v3 is coming out so people may sell off their v2s

 

[SpudGunn]

few of my corals, they're fine with the vipar if that's what you want to do.

 

[Rrb1399]

Yeah I miss my old t5 with mh 250w . I’d like to get leds just looking for used unless I go the vipera

 

[SpudGunn]

Yeah I miss my old t5 with mh 250w . I’d like to get leds just looking for used unless I go the vipera

like I said the vipar will grow corals. What size tank was it again?

 

[Rrb1399]

It’s a 40 breeder foot print

 

[SpudGunn]

It’s a 40 breeder foot print

you could get one of these. https://www.ebay.com/itm/3030980446...430dae4d3be294a878e2|ampid:PL_CLK|clp:2334524 which would be cheaper than 2 of the small ones and give a good spread. the light is strong like I said that's my only fuss with it

 

[SpudGunn]

the 300w version

 

[Rrb1399]

That’s what I was thinking but I don’t know about mounting to high I think it would have a lot of spill

 

[SpudGunn]

That’s what I was thinking but I don’t know about mounting to high I think it would have a lot of spill

yeah I wouldn't hang it no less than 12inches over the tank. Honestly not sure what spill you'd have on a 40B maybe one of the smaller ones would be better. but feel you'd miss out on the amount of leds needed. https://www.ebay.com/itm/2936552930...rentrq:a15e916c1790a4d4b7bb2008fff22246|iid:1 the 36in fixture is the one I was talking about for t5s the bulbs it comes with are "okay" but better if you swap them out.

 

[SpudGunn]

not pushing anything on you was just approaching this conversation with someone who may be not wanting to spend 500$ a light