Reef to fowlr

[kjboer7]

All the fish my wife likes are not reef safe soooo my buddy with a reef tank is going to buy all my coral and my metal halide lights and replace the rocks with the coral. So with that said I need new lights what lights are best for a 125 gallon fowlr tank? And I don't want metal halide there over kill for fish only but I don't want to spend a ton of money on big led?

 

[Ibrahim]

All the fish my wife likes are not reef safe soooo my buddy with a reef tank is going to buy all my coral and my metal halide lights and replace the rocks with the coral. So with that said I need new lights what lights are best for a 125 gallon fowlr tank? And I don't want metal halide there over kill for fish only but I don't want to spend a ton of money on big led?

Two 36" t5 2 bulb fixtures from aquatraders. Or 2 48" led strips from the same site

 

[kjboer7]

If I went led how many lumens , and or watts

 

[Nu-Nu the eel]

Well i would think that your wife would like nice corals just as much as non reef safe fish, right? Have you shown her nice colorful reef safe fish?

 

[kjboer7]

Yeah I driver her to 3 saltwater fish shops I live near Chicago so there's some really nice ones with lots of stock and she loves the puffers(don't we all) angel fish, ect we did buy a tang but she's not big on the corals so I want her to love the tank as much as I do so I can do a smaller coral and a larger shark tank when I have the room so what she wants she's gonna get for this one but I also like the non reef safe fish as well but I'm not picky as long as I have my salt life here in Indiana

 

[Ibrahim]

Yeah I driver her to 3 saltwater fish shops I live near Chicago so there's some really nice ones with lots of stock and she loves the puffers(don't we all) angel fish, ect we did buy a tang but she's not big on the corals so I want her to love the tank as much as I do so I can do a smaller coral and a larger shark tank when I have the room so what she wants she's gonna get for this one but I also like the non reef safe fish as well but I'm not picky as long as I have my salt life here in Indiana

Lol my Mother feels the exact same way. I was able to replicate my FOWLR to look like an artificial reef.

 

[Ibrahim]

If I went led how many lumens , and or watts

About enough to illuminate the tank so around 50 LEDs. They also have 36" led fixtures for about $100 so I'm going to say 2 of those.

 

[kjboer7]

Two per side or two total... And I love your tank looks great

 

[Ibrahim]

Two per side or two total... And I love your tank looks great

Two total and thanks.

 

[kjboer7]

Sweet thanks for your help I'm gonna order them this week

 

[Ibrahim]

Sweet thanks for your help I'm gonna order them this week

Mhm np. You go with the LED fixtures or the strips?

 

[kjboer7]

Probably led they be way cheaper in the long run

 

[kjboer7]

Also what uv sterilizer would you recommend if any at all

 

[mr_X]

You don't need to worry about lumens. Any fixture will work. the fish don't care. It's all up to what you like to look at.

 

[Ibrahim]

You don't need to worry about lumens. Any fixture will work. the fish don't care. It's all up to what you like to look at.

I only recommended that many so the tank isn't so dim and the fish stick out.

 

[FTMMWS]

just check out the DR.s sight for clearance and sale stuff,,all you need is basic T-5's ..all i have are 2 48" nova extremes on my FO ,like X said ,the fish don't care..Plus i have mushrooms and rics in with my angel,triggers and puffer