Wolfsblood
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I currently have a 16g bowfront FOWLR tank and I have decided to ditch it in favor of a 20 long. I am having trouble picking a light fixture. So far the two that I keep seeing are the Coralife 30 inch 4 lamp Coralife Lunar Aqualight T5 Lighting Fixture Coralife Lunar Aqualight T5 Light Fixture
and the AquaticLife AquaticLife 30" T5 HO 4 Lamp Fixture with Lunar Lights
Coralife Pros:
Really decent price
Cooling fan(it gets rather warm where I live)
Cons:
Irregular sized bulbs only available from Coralife
AquaticLife Pros:
Uses 24" bulbs so the nice ATI, UVL, Etc. bulbs are available
Built in 3 channel timer
Cons:
$100 more than the Coralife
No cooling fan
I dont know how important the fan really is as I have never used a T5 fixture before. The tank will house primarily softies with a few LPS. I would love to have a Condy anemone but I have read that 4 bulbs may not be sufficient. Has anyone used these fixtures? Are the other ones that I have not see or may have overlooked? Am I going overboard with a 4 bulb considering the corals I would like to keep?
and the AquaticLife AquaticLife 30" T5 HO 4 Lamp Fixture with Lunar Lights
Coralife Pros:
Really decent price
Cooling fan(it gets rather warm where I live)
Cons:
Irregular sized bulbs only available from Coralife
AquaticLife Pros:
Uses 24" bulbs so the nice ATI, UVL, Etc. bulbs are available
Built in 3 channel timer
Cons:
$100 more than the Coralife
No cooling fan
I dont know how important the fan really is as I have never used a T5 fixture before. The tank will house primarily softies with a few LPS. I would love to have a Condy anemone but I have read that 4 bulbs may not be sufficient. Has anyone used these fixtures? Are the other ones that I have not see or may have overlooked? Am I going overboard with a 4 bulb considering the corals I would like to keep?