What do I buy?

Alright I really don't know about lighting, pretty much at all. I just need help selecting the right lighting for my tank. This is what I have and going to have.

I have a 60 gal. 48x26x15. I think that the demensions.
I want to have a coral reef. - I dont know about soft, hard, LPS. Never knew that there were so many different kinds. So bear with me.
Some basic non eating coral fish.
Some anenames.

So what lights are good? T5 is all over this forum but what makes them better than Coralife Lunar lights.

Thanks for the help,
Eric

 

well t5 are supposedly suppose to be better then power compacts. I don't know why i went with vho's(t5's older cousin) and metal halides. i would tell you to get metal halides.

 

T-5's are your best bet in that tank size

 

Well Lunar are just that . Night lights. If you are keeping softies, zoas and shrooms. T-5 's are great. If you plan on keeping sps's Metal halides are the way to go. Good luck ! Keep us posted.

 

WR elaborate on this. I have 350 watts of my on my 50 gallon tank sitting about 10 inches above the water. why t-5's. (by the way I'm not knocking them, I just want the reasoning)

 

There is plenty of evidence on this site as well as around the internet where t5 lighting can support all types of corals (including sps).

 

Alright well i look in to the t5 lighting. Is there any certain models you guys perfer?

The reason i asked about the Coralife Lunar light, is because my friends dad has that light it has like 3 or 4 different lights in it including the LED blue lights to represent moon light (I think) and he has great luck with that light.

 

Alright done some research. I found a good price at Dr.foster for these T5 lights. I think the 4x54 watts would be good. plus it has the lunar lights.

Tell what you think. Or give me other suggestens.

T-5 Aquarium Lighting: Nova Extreme T-5 Fixtures w/Lunar Lights

Thnks, Eric

 

With MH you may have almost any coral that you want. You will need a chiller.