lighting options

thats a good idea in concept but would that still be bringing in a pretty high price tag? 215 for just the fixture plus balists plus reflectors ? i would think its only saving afew $$ or am i way off lol? im a complete newbie especialy with lighting. i am learning from 3reefers though.

 

im ok with spending 400 ive come to terms with this lol.mostly because ive been reading i wont need a skimmer for about 6 months or so. so i tihnk this leaves me with the tek and a good set of bulbs and possibly moon lights. has anyone done this before?

 

also what color bulbs should i order?

 

I got my lights from buildyouraquarium.com I have a 55 gallon tank 48 long and have the 6 bulb t5 and it is very good lighting and ran me 229.99 and with this I would not be afraid to put antything in it

 

Those fixtures come with everything you need including ballasts and reflectors.

 

The new ReefGeek reflectors claim to use Miro 4 aluminum but they only say 96%. Any idea what the difference might be?
http://www.reefgeek.com/lighting/T5...r_for_1x54W_Bulb_w!_Clips_by_AquaIllumination

 

I got a 4-bulb tek fixture from ReefGeek > Aquarium Supplies for Marine, Reef, and Saltwater Aquariums they are super friendly and will answer bulb combo questions if you tell them what you plan on keeping and such. I got moonlights seperate and drape them over the fixture hah.

 

how about the nova extreme?

 

Hey guys i am new at this hobby.
i been reading alot on lighting. i have a 120 gal reef tank.
48longx24tallx24deep.
i have about 80lbs of LR and 3 inch black and white fine grain live sand mixed togather to give it like an ASH look.
i have 2 true clowns 2 clarkii 2 powder blue tangs 1 yellow 1 naso tang 1 blue hippo.
on corals i have green star polyps lots of mushrooms, soft leathers devil fingers, frog sprawn and some others that i dont know about.
my question is i have 8x55w T5 HO 50/50 lights on a 12 hours timer 10am to 10pm and moonlight 24 hrs.
it s got 2 fixtures.
1. is coralife 4x55w PC 50/50
2. is Odyssea 4x55w T5 HO lamps also 50/50
is this too much light?
Is 12 hrs daylight 50/50 enough?
moonlight runs 24hrs it that ok?
thanks to everyone for helping.

 

Nova Extreme use pretty low end reflectors and come with low end bulbs, OK since they're so cheap but you get much better performance from some of the more expensive lighting options.