What are Cheap lights that grow corals

[HandsyLobster]

I’m setting up a frag tank 48x24x10 lining to grow mainly zoas and easier corals and I’m not trying to break the bank with fancy lights and such. I’ve heard people have ad great success with “ Chinese lights” but seeing what yall may be running that are cheap and reliable and can grow some basic corals.

Any help would be much appreciated

 

[Dread Pirate Dave]

Some here are running Noo-Psyche https://noopsychereeflight.com/ with success.

Also consider Nicrew too. https://www.nicrew.com/products/nic...um-marine-led-for-saltwater-coral-fish-tanks/

The A8SE is one I am considering myself.

AliExpress A8SE Reef Light

Anyone have any experience with this light? Just found it browsing AliExpress and thought it looked to be a pretty good knock off of the XR30 AliExpress A8SE I tried searching but nothing came up unless I was searching wrong

www.reef2reef.com

Right now I am just running fluvals nano marine 3.0 on my biocube which have been fine for my LPS but I know they'd be doing better if I had better lighting.

 

[HandsyLobster]

Lemme give them a look! Just don’t want to buy rations to grow zoas you know. Seems like a waste

 

[Mr. Mojo Rising]

I can vouch for nicrew. Good cheap light.

 

[crazyfishmom]

Nicrews and Vipaspectras… if you want something that will go everything including acros go with viparspectras. I put a par meter under and was super impressed with spectrum and PAR and spread.

 

[VintageReefer]

Viparspectra - ultimate in cheap “grow anything” lighting

 

[HandsyLobster]

awesome thank y'all!

 

[scotty333]

I use popbloom rl90 and they’re 450 par 2” down