Best lighting system for 30" depth

[mark.a.smith405]

Hey every one, im knew to the forum, i just bought a 100 gallong hexagon tank and was wondering what the best light system would be. The tank is 30" deep, im going to keep reef and im not sure which type. Thank you for all of your comments and knowledge! Hope everyone enjoys the superbowl

 

[Drew Shark]

I would say for something practical a 400 watt halide. If you were willing to put in more you could do a plasma. Rumor has it that AI is working on a practical plasma system for aquariums.

 

[pgr11]

Depends on what you want to keep and what your budget is. A little more info might help.

 

[toromp]

Leds or MH..:big_boss:

 

[Solus]

my T5s do fine at 36" deep

 

[LotsaFishies]

What corals you plan on keeping will determine the amount of (and therefore the type of) light you go with.

If you only want simple mushrooms and softies ~24" or deeper then T5's will probably be fine. If you want a brighter tank, or wish to keep higher-light requiring corals, then you will need the extra penetrating-power of a 250+watt metal halide or some type of LED fixture.

If interested in LED's, I sell a really nice LED fixture: (55) diodes at 2watts/each, fans, seperate white/blue power-cords, really sharp, crisp light and great penetration. I have (2) of these on a clients 38" deep 160gallon and they are gorgeous. Only $190/each. If interested I can send you more info and specs.

 

[Solus]

Chris please post pictures I am also interested in these LED's and what kind of growth are they getting?

 

[mark.a.smith405]

im not sure what im going to have in there yet. i would like to choose what ever keeps my options open, if thats a possibility haha. Thank you for your help

 

[Demonkegman]

If interested in LED's, I sell a really nice LED fixture: (55) diodes at 2watts/each, fans, seperate white/blue power-cords, really sharp, crisp light and great penetration. I have (2) of these on a clients 38" deep 160gallon and they are gorgeous. Only $190/each. If interested I can send you more info and specs.

Yeah I'm interested too... I need new lights and to be quite honest, I was going to post a thread like this.. I have a 48" tank but pretty deep.
And was wondering what I would need too.

 

[mark.a.smith405]

Hey chris can you please send me specs on the LEDS? Thank you

 

[Wetdreads]

T5's are fully capable of fulfilling any light requirement needed by even the most light demanding coral. You can easily get as much wattage worth of fluorescents as MH, plus you can run it closer due to less heat. Not to mention infinitely more options of colors achievable through different bulb combos.

 

[LotsaFishies]

Mark - YGPM.

Solus & Demon - sending you both PM's shortly..

 

[BeanMachine]

If you go LED I would suggest going with something with more watts and controllable. Also with more color choices.