Hi all. I'm new here. I have a couple tanks that have been inactive for several years. I kept Discus for several years and loved them but have decided I'd rather have a nice saltwater tank instead of a barebottom tank needed 50% of the water changed every day...
I have a 125g tank that I'd like to get setup. I've been doing all the reading I can and have a pretty good feel for what to do in most areas. The one place I'm pretty confused is lighting.
I want to go with LEDs for heat/longevity/energy reasons. But I cannot figure out for the life of me what I'm looking for. I went to an LFS and he showed me some LED lights that seemed to have 6-8 lights in each enclosure and he said would be about $450 apiece. He said they'd do sunrise, sunset, and some extra stuff like clouds and thunderstorms. He said my 125g tank would need 3 of them.
That's all fine, but when I've started researching online I can't figure out what I'd actually need. I like to research things before I buy them and I have no idea what type of LED system I'm looking for, how it mounts, controllers, etc. I end up seeing single LED lights and lots of other things I don't understand.
Can someone give me a starting point to research the LED systems I'd need? I'm sure this is asked often, but I've Googled as much as I can and haven't found what I'm looking for. I would be very appreciative.
I have a 125g tank that I'd like to get setup. I've been doing all the reading I can and have a pretty good feel for what to do in most areas. The one place I'm pretty confused is lighting.
I want to go with LEDs for heat/longevity/energy reasons. But I cannot figure out for the life of me what I'm looking for. I went to an LFS and he showed me some LED lights that seemed to have 6-8 lights in each enclosure and he said would be about $450 apiece. He said they'd do sunrise, sunset, and some extra stuff like clouds and thunderstorms. He said my 125g tank would need 3 of them.
That's all fine, but when I've started researching online I can't figure out what I'd actually need. I like to research things before I buy them and I have no idea what type of LED system I'm looking for, how it mounts, controllers, etc. I end up seeing single LED lights and lots of other things I don't understand.
Can someone give me a starting point to research the LED systems I'd need? I'm sure this is asked often, but I've Googled as much as I can and haven't found what I'm looking for. I would be very appreciative.