In a new big project

Just bought a 200+ gallon tank, its 7 foot long!

Tearing my 125 and 90 down to make one massive reef tank. First order of business, Lighting! In my main reef tank, my 90 gallon I have one metal halide doing the job and its actually doing it pretty well. But it wont even begin to light this new thing. I need a affordable solution, anenomes, soft and hard coral, and lots of fish. HELP!!

 

well MH will create so much heat u would need a chiller. led is so much money go with t-5 you can keep every thing under t-5 they run cooler and you have so many color to choose from!! ;D

 

^ agreed, i hate my MH and im not too keen on LEDs yet, I love T5s though, even my old cheapy odyysea t5s were wonderful!!! i thik i paid like $100 for then (48inches) only thing is with my tanks depth they wouldnt do...but i am so going back to t5s when i upgrade again!!!

 

This is a no brainer, go with a DIY led kit. If you wanted to do it on a budget go with bridgelux leds from aquastyle. Bulb replacement on t5s for a 7 foot tank is gonna kill you, not to mention electricity costs.

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+1 to this

 

Haha looks like you are a led die hard