Canreef Aquatics Bulletin Board - Newb Lighting on the budget.

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Originally Posted by JmeJReefer (Post 916143)

Par 38 LEDs will do the trick. And you can get customizable color ratios from certain suppliers from eBay or aliexpress. Super cheap too!

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Originally Posted by MoreDakka (Post 916151)

Thanks all for the speedy responses.

I thought those looked a bit too good to be true but why are all the reviews in favor of it, even with mixed tanks. However most of the ones I've read are shallow, 12-16".

I've looked at those PAR 38's as well, however those are $100/bulb + fixtures unless you get them from alibaba or something.

So in the end it seems like I should just wait, save a bit and put the money into the photo 24 w/ 90 optics. Might be a couple dark spots near the outside of the tank but the LPS can survive there and the future SPS would be good in the middle.

2x Par38 bulb @ $40
2x Fixtures @ $7 from Rona

While this is my refugium set up, this has been sustaining clams and SPS for quite a few months now. Cheap, easy to clean, and simple to find.

Or save your pennies look for a used fixture; AI Sol, Kessil, etc. The forums here for hardware sales are very active. Youre also in Edmonton, lots of local there and LFSs for you to see a lot of these in action too.