Please help me decide on lights and manufacturers...
First off I have a 125 gallon with 150 pounds of LR.
Want to be able to do Soft Corals/Softies, Polyps, Mushrooms, Zoos and maybe some LPS Corals.
Do not want to get into Halide and no retrofit kits. Want plug and play. Don't have a canopy yet but want to be able to run lights until I build one.
Looking at first is Coralife Lunar Aqualights Compact Fluorescent Strip Light with 384 Watts and 5 Lunar lights for $330.99 from Doctor Fosters. 4-96 watt bulbs. 10,000K and Actinic.
Second looking at Orbit Compact Fluorescent Lunar Lights with 576 watts and 6 Lunar lights for $662.99 from Doctor Fosters. Includes SunPaq Dual Daylight (6700°K/10000°K) and Dual Actinic (420 nm and 460 nm) bulbs.
Doctor Fosters has a great 60 day return policy unlike most places so if I don't like it I can return it but I would rather not.
I would like to put both units on the glass and build a canopy with open back and a couple of exhaust fans to get rid of the heat.
I read where some people don't use glass tops but evaporation is a concern. I have 2 HOB filters to hopefully have enough gas exchange along with 2 inches of open area behind glass.
Any help or concerns are much appreciated.
Is one manufacturer better than the other?
Thanks Scott.
Pic of my tank.
First off I have a 125 gallon with 150 pounds of LR.
Want to be able to do Soft Corals/Softies, Polyps, Mushrooms, Zoos and maybe some LPS Corals.
Do not want to get into Halide and no retrofit kits. Want plug and play. Don't have a canopy yet but want to be able to run lights until I build one.
Looking at first is Coralife Lunar Aqualights Compact Fluorescent Strip Light with 384 Watts and 5 Lunar lights for $330.99 from Doctor Fosters. 4-96 watt bulbs. 10,000K and Actinic.
Second looking at Orbit Compact Fluorescent Lunar Lights with 576 watts and 6 Lunar lights for $662.99 from Doctor Fosters. Includes SunPaq Dual Daylight (6700°K/10000°K) and Dual Actinic (420 nm and 460 nm) bulbs.
Doctor Fosters has a great 60 day return policy unlike most places so if I don't like it I can return it but I would rather not.
I would like to put both units on the glass and build a canopy with open back and a couple of exhaust fans to get rid of the heat.
I read where some people don't use glass tops but evaporation is a concern. I have 2 HOB filters to hopefully have enough gas exchange along with 2 inches of open area behind glass.
Any help or concerns are much appreciated.
Is one manufacturer better than the other?
Thanks Scott.
Pic of my tank.