Jakes look down cube build

[Aquattro]

What kind of monti?

[windcoast reefs]

Originally Posted by Aquattro

What kind of monti?

I'm gonna put my rainbow, superman, sunset, Purple confusa, blue polyp cap and a flower petal montipora. At least to start, I'm sure my collection will grow!

[Aquattro]

I'd probably consider the T5 setup for that...

[windcoast reefs]

Originally Posted by Aquattro

I'd probably consider the T5 setup for that...

Any reason why the t5's?

[Aquattro]

Ya, I think you'll get better color out of the corals, and with a single pendant LED, I think you'll get rippling on the plating pieces. Stop by next time you're around and look at my purple cap under the LED.
And with that range of color, I think the white/blue won't extract all the tones you'll have, whereas the T5 can be tuned better for colors.
It's probable that you can get around that with a DIY unit if you consider those things in your build.

[windcoast reefs]

Good point, i do find that my montiporas don't look as good under the LED's as they did under the t5's. Hmm well I like the price of the t5 fixture as well!

[claymax]

why not try diy leds with tight optics, and mount them really high so you can stick your head right overtop of the tank without worry. plus if you go diy you could add any colour you want.