Time for some LED lighting
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CoryC
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Depends on the type of coral you want, however the good thing with most high end dim able fixtures is that you can turn them up or down and keep whatever you'd like. You'll likely need a couple fixtures, or build your own custom fixture. Decide what you want to keep and how deep your pockets are then go from there.
CookieJar
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certainly there are lots of choices. do a little homework and find out which one's features are most appealing to you. Almost all have dimmability so you can dial them down and get the intensity and color look you want, things like controllability, # of colors/ channels, fixture size are all considerations. If you have 2 center braces you'd probably want to go with 3 fixture, 1 for each window, so sizing is important.
bairdimusprime
Bill
there are alot of led choices, and it ultimately comes down to what you wish to keep. me personally i use the tao tronics 120w 3w led unit and all of my corals and anemones did fine before i lost my tank to the hurricane. once we're moved back in and i start up again i will be using the same light.
ultimately it comes down to your desires. do research dont rush and make the best of your budget. good luck
ultimately it comes down to your desires. do research dont rush and make the best of your budget. good luck
Keybilly
Active Member
Our tank is 72L X 26W X 28H and we have had a thriving reef tank for 1 year since we changed over to LED lighting. What we have on the tank is the Current USA TRULumen PRO Led Strips. We have 2 36" 12,000K Diamond White, 2 36" Deepwater Blue - sharp 453nm actinic blue, 1 48" 12,000K Diamond White, 1 48" Deepwater Blue - sharp 453nm actinic blue. We have dimmers on our strips and run the lighting at about 70% and it is still plenty bright. Our coral seriously started booming in growth after switching from our previous t-5 lighting to the Current USA LED's.
TrueLumen Pro Series LED StripLights | Current-USA
We bought our lights from Pet Mountain, they had the cheapest prices for Current USA online that I could find, and I did a ton of research!
TrueLumen Pro Series LED StripLights | Current-USA
We bought our lights from Pet Mountain, they had the cheapest prices for Current USA online that I could find, and I did a ton of research!
jedimasterben
Bubble coral sting good
Whatever you do, do NOT use or buy a fixture that uses cool white LEDs.
greg0385
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Why do you say that?
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jedimasterben
Bubble coral sting good
Terrible color rendition on non-fluorescing corals. Many people will tell you otherwise, but simply don't know that fluorescence is different than coloration. Royal blue and violet LEDs are both your primary photosynthetic spectra AND drivers of fluorescence, use neutral white LEDs to 'fill in the gaps' everywhere else.
Rikerbear
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Depends on what type of coral you wish to keep. So many people just assume everyone wants to keep SPS corals so will give you advise with those corals in mind. Do your research on the corals you want and their needs and buy your lights accordingly
There are a LOT of opinions on this issue as I am sure you will see :smile:
There are a LOT of opinions on this issue as I am sure you will see :smile:
You can contact Orphec .com and give them your measurements and they will tell you what you need. I have had mine now for two months and my corals are starting to really enjoy them. I did alot of research before buying these and i feel like that they are one of the best out there.
