ready take it to the next level....Advice will be greatly appreciated

[dalton0608]

whats up guys. Ok, I've been planning on getting new lighting for my 10 gal. nano for a couple days now. Only prob I'm having is deciding which kind to get. I am set on a LED fixture but cant decide what would be best for what I'm wanting to do in my tank. I would eventually like too be able to support SPS/LPS and also softies, shrooms, and maybe a fan or a couple polyps. Pretty much I would like to get a light system that will give me freedom to introduce whatever I want into the tank. BTW, my budget is between $50-$150.....ahead of time thanks for the help guys

 

[dalton0608]

also, for now in my tank i have an established colony of anthelia and a breeding pair of tomato clowns. The fish and coral are doing perfect, as far as lighting goes I am using two 20 watt Coralife 50/50 bulbs that are about 6 months old but seem to still be working well

 

[Lshann14]

I would go with 1 aquamana 165W dual spectrum hanging LED

Retail is a little over $200 but on amazon you can get them for about $139.99




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[nelix10]

Might be a bit overkill on a 10 gal tank!


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[Lshann14]

They are very dimmable though


-Tropical water diver? and marine lover.?????

 

[Lshann14]

I say it's better to have a light I can dim down than to have one not bright enough!


-Tropical water diver? and marine lover.?????

 

[dalton0608]

well I'd rather spend a lil less money and get something not as strong instead of having to dim it down

 

[Lshann14]

Just going with what you said your budget was.


-Tropical water diver? and marine lover.?????

 

[BigRedsReefs10]

Your not going to spend less than the Taos and still come away with good lights

 

[dalton0608]

Right but everything I'm seeing says that the 120w taos would be way too much light for just a 10 gal.

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[BigRedsReefs10]

Then go with a par bulb, but that's not going to be enough for the highest light demanding creatures. I've run a RB value unit over a 10 with no problems though